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SpeechSynthesisVoice: name property

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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

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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See also