This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The cancel()
method of the SpeechSynthesis
interface removes all utterances from the utterance queue.
If an utterance is currently being spoken, speaking will stop immediately.
Syntax
speechSynthesisInstance.cancel();
Returns
Void.
Parameters
None.
Examples
var synth = window.speechSynthesis; var utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.'); var utterance2 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('We should say another sentence too, just to be on the safe side.'); synth.speak(utterance1); synth.speak(utterance2); synth.cancel(); // utterance1 stops being spoken immediately, and both are removed from the queue
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Web Speech APIThe definition of 'cancel()' in that specification. | Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome
Full support 33 |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support 49 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 21 |
Safari
Full support 7 |
WebView Android
Full support 4.4.3 |
Chrome Android
Full support 33 |
Firefox Android Full support 62 Full support 62 No support 61 — 62 Disabled' From version 61 until version 62 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 3.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
SpeechSynthesis.cancel() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.