SpeechSynthesisUtterance: start event
Experimental
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The start
event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance
object is fired when the utterance has begun to be spoken.
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | SpeechSynthesisEvent |
Event handler property | onstart |
Examples
You can use the start
event in an addEventListener
method:
utterThis.addEventListener('start', function(event) {
console.log('We have started uttering this speech: ' + event.utterance.text);
});
Or use the onstart
event handler property:
utterThis.onstart = function(event) {
console.log('We have started uttering this speech: ' + event.utterance.text);
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'speech synthesis utterance events' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
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