The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.
The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.
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pause()
None.
None (undefined).
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const synth = window.speechSynthesis; const utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance( "How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.", ); const utterance2 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance( "We should say another sentence too, just to be on the safe side.", ); synth.speak(utterance1); synth.speak(utterance2); synth.pause(); // pauses utterances being spoken
| Specification |
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| Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesis-pause |
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
pause |
33 | 14 | 49 | No | 21 | 7 | No | 33In Android,pause() ends the current utterance. pause() behaves the same as cancel(). |
62In Android,pause() ends the current utterance. pause() behaves the same as cancel(). |
No | 7 | 3.0In Android,pause() ends the current utterance. pause() behaves the same as cancel(). |
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