SpeechRecognition: speechstart event

The speechstart event of the Web Speech API is fired when sound recognized by the speech recognition service as speech has been detected.

Examples

You can use the speechstart event in an addEventListener method:

var recognition = new webkitSpeechRecognition() || new SpeechRecognition();

recognition.addEventListener('speechstart', function() {
  console.log('Speech has been detected');
});

Or use the onspeechstart event handler property:

recognition.onspeechstart = function() {
  console.log('Speech has been detected');
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Speech API