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The Vibration API allows Web applications to use the device's built-in vibration, if one is present.

API glimpse

Live Demo

• JavaScript

  function vibrateSimple() {
    navigator.vibrate(200);
  }
  
  function vibratePattern() {
    navigator.vibrate([100, 200, 200, 200, 500]);
  }

• HTML

  <button onclick="vibrateSimple()">Vibrate for 200 ms</button>
  <button onclick="vibratePattern()">Vibrate with pattern</button>

Browser support

Resources

• Specification Draft
• MDN: Vibration API
• Learn how to vibrate your mobile phone on the Web using the vibration API