The resume()
method of the SpeechSynthesis
interface puts the SpeechSynthesis
object into a non-paused state: resumes it if it was already paused.
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SpeechSynthesis: resume() method
Syntax
js
resume()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
js
let synth = window.speechSynthesis;
let utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(
"How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.",
);
let 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
synth.resume(); // resumes speaking
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesis-resume |
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 | |
resume |
33 | 14 | 49 | No | 21 | 7 | No | 33 | 62 | No | 7 | 3.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis/resume