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The start event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance object is fired when the utterance has begun to be spoken.
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
| Target objects | SpeechSynthesisUtterance |
| Interface | SpeechSynthesisEvent |
utterThis.onstart = function(event) {
console.log('We have started uttering this speech: ' + event.utterance.text);
} The start event implements the SpeechSynthesisEvent interface, which inherits from Event. It therefore has available the properties and methods defined on both these interfaces.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'speech synthesis utterance events' in that specification. | Draft |
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | 44 (44) [1] | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | 2.5 | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
media.webspeech.synth.enabled flag in about:config.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/start_(SpeechSynthesis)