How do I get rid of the microphone on my Mac screen?

To pause Voice Control and stop it from from listening, say ”Go to sleep” or click Sleep.

After upgrading to macOS Catalina or later, follow these steps to turn on Voice Control:
  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Accessibility.
  2. Click Voice Control in the sidebar.
  3. Select Enable Voice Control.

How do I get rid of the microphone icon?

How do I get rid of the floating microphone on my Mac?

The floating microphone is part of Voice Control on your Mac. You can turn it off by clicking Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility. Then scroll down the list on the left side of the panel to Voice Control and uncheck Enable Voice Control.