SpeechGrammarList: item() method

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 item getter of the SpeechGrammarList interface is a standard getter — it allows individual SpeechGrammar objects to be retrieved from the SpeechGrammarList using array syntax.

Syntax

item(index)

Parameters

index: Index of the item to retrieve.

Return value

A SpeechGrammar object.

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API # dom-speechgrammarlist-item

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
`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

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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.