SpeechSynthesisEvent: utterance property

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

The utterance read-only property of the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance")}} interface returns the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance")}} instance that the event was triggered on.

Value

A {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisUtterance")}} object.

Examples

utterThis.onpause = (event) => {
  const char = event.utterance.text.charAt(event.charIndex);
  console.log(
    `Speech paused at character ${event.charIndex} of "${event.utterance.text}", which is "${char}".`,
  );
};

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Web Speech API