Vibration API

Single vibration

Vibrate the device for 100ms:

window.navigator.vibrate(100);

or

window.navigator.vibrate([100]);

Check for support

Check if browser supports vibrations

if ('vibrate' in window.navigator)
    // browser has support for vibrations
else
    // no support

Vibration patterns

An array of values describes periods of time in which the device is vibrating and not vibrating.

window.navigator.vibrate([200, 100, 200]);

Syntax

• let success = window.navigator.vibrate( pattern );

Remarks

Support by browsers (opens new window) might be limited. Also support by the operating system may be limited.

The following table gives an overview of the earliest browser versions that provide support for vibrations.

Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Opera Mini	Safari
30	no support	16	no support	17	no support	no support