Generate a 12 or 24-word mnemonic phrase that can be used to recover the private keys that are associated with it.
| Method | Type | Description |
Mnemonic.generate24() | Mnemonic | Generates a 24-word recovery phrase that can be used to recover a private key |
Mnemonic.generate12() | Mnemonic | Generates a 12-word recovery phrase that can be used to recover a private key |
{% tabs %} {% tab title="Java" %}
// 24-word recovery phrase
Mnemonic mnemonic = Mnemonic.generate24();
System.out.println("mnemonic 24 word = " + mnemonic);
//12 word recovery phrase
Mnemonic mnemonic12 = Mnemonic.generate12();
System.out.println("mnemonic 12 word = " + mnemonic12);
//v2.0.0{% endtab %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
// generate a 24-word mnemonic
const mnemonic = await Mnemonic.generate();
console.log(mnemonic){% endtab %}
{% tab title="Go" %}
//Generate 24 word mnemonic
mnemonic24, err := hedera.GenerateMnemonic()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
privateKey, err := mnemonic24.ToPrivateKey( /* passphrase */ "")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
publicKey := privateKey.PublicKey()
fmt.Printf("mnemonic = %v\n", mnemonic)
//v2.0.0{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}