SpeechSynthesisVoice: lang property

The lang read-only property of the {{domxref("SpeechSynthesisVoice")}} interface returns a {{glossary("BCP 47 language tag")}} indicating the language of the voice.

Value

A string representing the language of the device.

Examples

for (const voice of voices) {
  const option = document.createElement("option");
  option.textContent = `${voice.name} (${voice.lang})`;

  if (voice.default) {
    option.textContent += " — DEFAULT";
  }

  option.setAttribute("data-lang", voice.lang);
  option.setAttribute("data-name", voice.name);
  voiceSelect.appendChild(option);
}

Value

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Specifications

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See also