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SpeechSynthesisEvent: utterance property

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The utterance read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns the SpeechSynthesisUtterance instance that the event was triggered on.

Value

A SpeechSynthesisUtterance object.

Examples

utterThis.onpause = (event) => {
  const char = event.utterance.text.charAt(event.charIndex);
  console.log(
    `Speech paused at character ${event.charIndex} of "${event.utterance.text}", which is "${char}".`,
  );
};

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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See also