The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.
SpeechSynthesis.pause()
Syntax
pause()
Parameters
None.
Return value
Examples
var synth = window.speechSynthesis; var utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.'); var 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
Specifications
| Specification |
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| Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesis-pause |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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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
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14
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49
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No
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21
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7
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No
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33
In Android,
pause() ends the current utterance.
pause() behaves the same as
cancel().
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62
In Android,
pause() ends the current utterance.
pause() behaves the same as
cancel().
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No
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7
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3.0
In Android,
pause() ends the current utterance.
pause() behaves the same as
cancel().
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis/pause
