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SpeechSynthesis: resume() method

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{{APIRef("Web Speech API")}}

The resume() method of the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesis")}} interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a non-paused state: resumes it if it was already paused.

Syntax

js-nolint
resume()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("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

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also