ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
The interpretation
read-only property of the SpeechRecognitionEvent
interface returns the semantic meaning of what the user said.
This might be determined, for instance, through the SISR specification of semantics in a grammar (see Semantic Interpretation for Speech Recognition (SISR) Version 1.0 for specification and examples.)
Syntax
var myInterpretation = event.interpretation;
Value
The returned value can be of any type. If no semantic interpretation has been returned by the speec recognition system, null
will be returned.
Examples
recognition.onresult = function(event) {
var color = event.results[0][0].transcript;
diagnostic.textContent = 'Result received: ' + color + '.';
bg.style.backgroundColor = color;
console.log(event.interpretation);
}
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.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome Full support 33 Full support 33 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Edge Full support ≤79 Full support ≤79 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Chrome Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
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.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.'
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Firefox OS permissions
To use speech recognition in an app, you need to specify the following permissions in your manifest:
"permissions": {
"audio-capture" : {
"description" : "Audio capture"
},
"speech-recognition" : {
"description" : "Speech recognition"
}
}
You also need a privileged app, so you need to include this as well:
"type": "privileged"
See also
SpeechRecognitionEvent.interpretation by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.