TextToSpeech with HTML, CSS, JS
HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Text To Speech in JavaScript | CodingNepal</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<header>Text To Speech</header>
<form action="#">
<div class="row">
<label>Enter Text</label>
<textarea></textarea>
</div>
<div class="row">
<label>Select Voice</label>
<div class="outer">
<select></select>
</div>
</div>
<button>Convert To Speech</button>
</form>
</div>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
CSS:
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bree+Serif&family=Caveat:wght@400;700&family=Lobster&family=Monoton&family=Open+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&family=Playfair+Display+SC:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,700&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,700&family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&family=Source+Sans+Pro:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,700&family=Work+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,700&display=swap');
/* Import Google Font - Poppins */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
body {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 100vh;
background: #5256AD;
}
::selection {
color: #fff;
background: #5256AD;
}
.wrapper {
width: 370px;
padding: 25px 30px;
border-radius: 7px;
background: #fff;
box-shadow: 7px 7px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}
.wrapper header {
font-size: 28px;
font-weight: 500;
text-align: center;
}
.wrapper form {
margin: 35px 0 20px;
}
form .row {
display: flex;
margin-bottom: 20px;
flex-direction: column;
}
form .row label {
font-size: 18px;
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
form .row:nth-child(2) label {
font-size: 17px;
}
form :where(textarea, select, button) {
outline: none;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border: none;
border-radius: 5px;
}
form .row textarea {
resize: none;
height: 110px;
font-size: 15px;
padding: 8px 10px;
border: 1px solid #999;
}
form .row textarea::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 0px;
}
form .row .outer {
height: 47px;
display: flex;
padding: 0 10px;
align-items: center;
border-radius: 5px;
justify-content: center;
border: 1px solid #999;
}
form .row select {
font-size: 14px;
background: none;
}
form .row select::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 8px;
}
form .row select::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
background: #fff;
}
form .row select::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: #888;
border-radius: 8px;
border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
}
form button {
height: 52px;
color: #fff;
font-size: 17px;
cursor: pointer;
margin-top: 10px;
background: #675AFE;
transition: 0.3s ease;
}
form button:hover {
background: #4534fe;
}
@media(max-width: 400px) {
.wrapper {
max-width: 345px;
width: 100%;
}
}
JS:
const textarea = document.querySelector("textarea"),
voiceList = document.querySelector("select"),
speechBtn = document.querySelector("button");
let synth = speechSynthesis,
isSpeaking = true;
voices();
function voices() {
for (let voice of synth.getVoices()) {
let selected = voice.name === "Google US English" ? "selected" : "";
let option = `<option value="${voice.name}" ${selected}>${voice.name} (${voice.lang})</option>`;
voiceList.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", option);
}
}
synth.addEventListener("voiceschanged", voices);
function textToSpeech(text) {
let utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
for (let voice of synth.getVoices()) {
if (voice.name === voiceList.value) {
utterance.voice = voice;
}
}
synth.speak(utterance);
}
speechBtn.addEventListener("click", e => {
e.preventDefault();
if (textarea.value !== "") {
if (!synth.speaking) {
textToSpeech(textarea.value);
}
if (textarea.value.length > 80) {
setInterval(() => {
if (!synth.speaking && !isSpeaking) {
isSpeaking = true;
speechBtn.innerText = "Convert To Speech";
} else {}
}, 500);
if (isSpeaking) {
synth.resume();
isSpeaking = false;
speechBtn.innerText = "Pause Speech";
} else {
synth.pause();
isSpeaking = true;
speechBtn.innerText = "Resume Speech";
}
} else {
speechBtn.innerText = "Convert To Speech";
}
}
});