SpeechSynthesis: pause() method
The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis
interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.
Syntax
js
pause()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
js
const synth = window.speechSynthesis;
const utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(
"How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say."
);
const 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 |
|---|
| Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesis-pause |
Browser compatibility
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