This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The SpeechRecognition()
constructor creates a new SpeechRecognition
object instance.
Syntax
var myRecognition = new SpeechRecognition();
Parameters
None.
Examples
This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.
var grammar = '#JSGF V1.0; grammar colors; public <color> = aqua | azure | beige | bisque | black | blue | brown | chocolate | coral | crimson | cyan | fuchsia | ghostwhite | gold | goldenrod | gray | green | indigo | ivory | khaki | lavender | lime | linen | magenta | maroon | moccasin | navy | olive | orange | orchid | peru | pink | plum | purple | red | salmon | sienna | silver | snow | tan | teal | thistle | tomato | turquoise | violet | white | yellow ;' var recognition = new SpeechRecognition(); var speechRecognitionList = new SpeechGrammarList(); speechRecognitionList.addFromString(grammar, 1); recognition.grammars = speechRecognitionList; //recognition.continuous = false; recognition.lang = 'en-US'; recognition.interimResults = false; recognition.maxAlternatives = 1; ...
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'SpeechRecognition()' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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SpeechRecognition() constructor | Chrome
Full support
33
| Edge
Full support
≤79
| Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android
Full support
37
| Chrome Android
Full support
Yes
| Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android
Full support
Yes
|
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.