SpeechSynthesisUtterance: pause event

The pause event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance object is fired when the utterance is paused part way through.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("pause", (event) => { })

onpause = (event) => { }

Event type

A SpeechSynthesisEvent. Inherits from Event.

Event properties

In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface, Event, are available.

charIndex Read only

Returns the index position of the character in the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text that was being spoken when the event was triggered.

elapsedTime Read only

Returns the elapsed time in seconds after the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text started being spoken that the event was triggered at.

name Read only

Returns the name associated with certain types of events occurring 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.

utterance Read only

Returns the SpeechSynthesisUtterance instance that the event was triggered on.

Examples

You can use the pause event in an addEventListener method:

utterThis.addEventListener("pause", (event) => {
  console.log(`Speech paused after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`);
});

Or use the onpause event handler property:

utterThis.onpause = (event) => {
  console.log(`Speech paused after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`);
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Speech API