CSS Audio Reference Manual

CSS Audio Reference Manual

"CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the attribute is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).

attribute description value CSS
azimuth Set the source of the sound.
  • angle
  • left-side
  • far-left
  • left
  • center-left
  • center
  • center-right
  • right
  • far-right
  • right-side
  • behind
  • leftwards
  • rightwards
2
cue Set the cue attribute in one declaration.
  • cue-before
  • cue-after
2
cue-after Define the sound to be played after reading the content of an element.
  • none
  • url
2
cue-before Define the sound to be played before reading the content of an element. url 2
elevation Set the source of the sound.
  • angle
  • below
  • level
  • above
  • higher
  • lower
2
pause Set the pause attribute in one declaration.
  • pause-before
  • pause-after
2
pause-after Define the pause after reading the content of an element.
  • time
  • %
2
pause-before Define the pause before reading the content of an element.
  • time
  • %
2
pitch Define the voice used for speaking.
  • frequency
  • x-low
  • low
  • medium
  • high
  • x-high
2
pitch-range Define the change in voice (monotonous or pleasant voice?). number 2
play-during Define the sound to be played when reading the content of an element.
  • auto
  • none
  • url
  • mix
  • repeat
2
richness Specify the richness of the voice (rich or thin voice?). number 2
speak Define whether the content will be presented in an auditory form.
  • normal
  • none
  • spell-out
2
speak-header Specify how table headers should be handled. Should the title be read before each cell, or only before the cell where the title is different from the previous one?
  • always
  • once
2
speak-numeral Define how numbers should be pronounced.
  • digits
  • continuous
2
speak-punctuation Define how punctuation marks should be pronounced.
  • none
  • code
2
speech-rate Define the speaking speed.
  • number
  • x-slow
  • slow
  • medium
  • fast
  • x-fast
  • faster
  • slower
2
stress Define the 'stress' in the specified voice. number 2
voice-family Define the voice family of the specified voice.
  • specific-voice
  • generic-voice
2
volume Specify the speaking volume.
  • number
  • %
  • silent
  • x-soft
  • soft
  • medium
  • loud
  • x-loud
2