SpeechSynthesisVoice.name
Experimental
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The name
read-only property of the
SpeechSynthesisVoice
interface returns a human-readable name that
represents the voice.
Syntax
var voiceName = speechSynthesisVoiceInstance.name;
Value
A DOMString
representing the name of the voice.
Examples
for(i = 0; i < voices.length ; i++) {
var option = document.createElement('option');
option.textContent = voices[i].name + ' (' + voices[i].lang + ')';
if(voices[i].default) {
option.textContent += ' -- DEFAULT';
}
option.setAttribute('data-lang', voices[i].lang);
option.setAttribute('data-name', voices[i].name);
voiceSelect.appendChild(option);
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'name' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
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