SpeechSynthesisEvent: name property

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

The name read-only property of the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance")}} interface returns the name associated with certain types of events occurring as the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text")}} is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance.mark_event", "mark")}} event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance.boundary_event", "boundary")}} event.

Value

A string.

Examples

utterThis.onboundary = (event) => {
  console.log(
    `${event.name} boundary reached after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`,
  );
};

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Web Speech API