SpeechSynthesis.pause()

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.

Syntax

speechSynthesisInstance.pause();

Returns

Void.

Parameters

None.

Examples

var synth = window.speechSynthesis;

var utterance1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('How about we say this now? This is quite a long sentence to say.');
var 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

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesis-pause

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`pause`	33	14	49	No	21	7	No	33 In Android, `pause()` ends the current utterance. `pause()` behaves the same as `cancel()`.	62 In Android, `pause()` ends the current utterance. `pause()` behaves the same as `cancel()`.	No	7	3.0 In Android, `pause()` ends the current utterance. `pause()` behaves the same as `cancel()`.