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.

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

onpause = (event) => { }

Event type

A SpeechSynthesisEvent. Inherits from Event.

EventSpeechSynthesisEvent

Examples

You can use the pause event in an addEventListener method:

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

Or use the onpause event handler property:

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

Specifications

See also