SpeechSynthesisUtterance: end event

The end event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance object is fired when the utterance has finished being spoken.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("end", (event) => { })

onend = (event) => { }

Event type

A SpeechSynthesisEvent. Inherits from Event.

Examples

You can use the end event in an addEventListener method:

utterThis.addEventListener("end", (event) => {
  console.log(
    `Utterance has finished being spoken after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`,
  );
});

Or use the onend event handler property:

utterThis.onend = (event) => {
  console.log(
    `Utterance has finished being spoken after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`,
  );
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Speech API