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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`

Examples

utterThis.onstart = function(event) {
  console.log('We have started uttering this speech: ' + event.utterance.text);
}

Inheritance

The start event implements the SpeechSynthesisEvent interface, which inherits from Event. It therefore has available the properties and methods defined on both these interfaces.

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Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Speech API The definition of 'speech synthesis utterance events' in that specification.	Draft

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	33	(Yes)	44 (44) ^[1]	No support	No support	No support

Feature	Android	Chrome	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	(Yes)	(Yes)	?	2.5	No support	No support	No support

[1] Can be enabled via the media.webspeech.synth.enabled flag in about:config.

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