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SpeechSynthesisEvent.name

This is an experimental technology
Check 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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 33 Yes 49 No 21 7
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 4.4.3 33 Yes 62
62
61 — 62
Disabled
Disabled From version 61 until version 62 (exclusive): this feature is behind the media.webspeech.synth.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
No 7.1 ?

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesisEvent/name