SpeechSynthesis: resume() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2018.
The resume() method of the SpeechSynthesis
interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a non-paused state:
resumes it if it was already paused.
Syntax
js
resume()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (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
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