SpeechSynthesisVoice.name

The name read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisVoice interface returns a human-readable name that represents the voice.

Value

A string representing the name of the voice.

Examples

for (const voice of voices) {
  const option = document.createElement('option');
  option.textContent = `${voice.name} (${voice.lang})`;

  if (voice.default) {
    option.textContent += ' — DEFAULT';
  }

  option.setAttribute('data-lang', voice.lang);
  option.setAttribute('data-name', voice.name);
  voiceSelect.appendChild(option);
}

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# dom-speechsynthesisvoice-name

Browser compatibility

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See also