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Generate a mnemonic phrase

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
Java
JavaScript
Go
// 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
// generate a 24-word mnemonic
const mnemonic = await Mnemonic.generate();
console.log(mnemonic)
//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