This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The resume event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance object is fired when a paused utterance is resumed.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | SpeechSynthesisEvent |
| Event handler property | onresume |
Examples
You can use the resume event in an addEventListener method:
utterThis.addEventListener('resume', function(event) {
console.log('Speech resumed after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' milliseconds.');
});
Or use the onresume event handler property:
utterThis.onresume = function(event) {
console.log('Speech resumed after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' milliseconds.');
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'speech synthesis utterance events' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
We're converting our compatibility data into a machine-readable JSON format.
This compatibility table still uses the old format,
because we haven't yet converted the data it contains.
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| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | (Yes) | 44 (44) [1] | No support | No support | No support |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | 2.5 | No support | No support | No support |
- [1] Can be enabled via the
media.webspeech.synth.enabledflag in about:config.