SpeechGrammarList

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The SpeechGrammarList interface of the Web Speech API represents a list of SpeechGrammar objects containing words or patterns of words that we want the recognition service to recognize.

Grammar is defined using JSpeech Grammar Format (JSGF).

Note: The concept of grammar has been removed from the Web Speech API. Related features remain in the specification and are still recognized by supporting browsers for backwards compatibility, but they have no effect on speech recognition services.

Constructor

SpeechGrammarList(): Creates a new SpeechGrammarList object.

Instance properties

SpeechGrammarList.length Read only: Returns the number of SpeechGrammar objects contained in the SpeechGrammarList.

Instance methods

SpeechGrammarList.item(): Standard getter — allows individual SpeechGrammar objects to be retrieved from the SpeechGrammarList using array syntax.
SpeechGrammarList.addFromURI(): Takes a grammar present at a specific URI and adds it to the SpeechGrammarList as a new SpeechGrammar object.
SpeechGrammarList.addFromString(): Adds a grammar in a string to the SpeechGrammarList as a new SpeechGrammar object.

Examples

const 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 ;";
const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
const speechRecognitionList = new SpeechGrammarList();
speechRecognitionList.addFromString(grammar, 1);
recognition.grammars = speechRecognitionList;

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API # speechgrammarlist

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`SpeechGrammarList` Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Chrome – Full support Chrome 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Edge – Full support Edge 139 (Release date: 2025-08-07) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) prefix , disabled prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support
`SpeechGrammarList()` constructor Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Chrome – Full support Chrome 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Edge – Full support Edge 139 (Release date: 2025-08-07) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) prefix , disabled prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) prefix prefix Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 139 (Release date: 2025-08-05) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support
`addFromString` Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support
`addFromURI` Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support
`item` Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support
`length` Deprecated	Chrome – Full support Chrome 33 (Release date: 2014-02-20) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) disabled disabled From version 142 users must explicitly set the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference to `true`. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 33 (Release date: 2014-02-26) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
: Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
: User must explicitly enable this feature.
: Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
: Has more compatibility info.