The SpeechRecognition() constructor creates a new SpeechRecognition object instance. 
 The SpeechRecognition() constructor creates a new SpeechRecognition object instance. 
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new SpeechRecognition()
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This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.
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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; //recognition.continuous = false; recognition.lang = "en-US"; recognition.interimResults = false; recognition.maxAlternatives = 1; // ...
| Specification | 
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| Web Speech API  # dom-speechrecognition-speechrecognition  | 
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
SpeechRecognition | 
33 | 79 | No | No | No | 14.1 | 37 | 33 | No | No | 14.5 | 2.0 | 
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