This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The name
read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance
interface returns the name associated with certain types of events occuring as the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a mark
event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a boundary
event.
Syntax
event.name;
Value
A DOMString
.
Examples
utterThis.onboundary = function(event) {
console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' milliseconds.');
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Web Speech APIThe definition of 'name' in that specification. | Draft |
Browser compatibility
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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
No support No |
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
SpeechSynthesisEvent.name by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.