Name

speech-rate — NN n/a IE n/a CSS 2

Synopsis

Inherited: Yes

For aural style sheets, sets the number of words per minute of the text-to-speech output.

CSS Syntax

speech-rate: wordsPerSecond | speedConstant

Value

A wordsPerSecond value is any positive floating-point number with no unit appended. Alternatively, you can use any of the following constant values: x-slow | slow | medium | fast | x-fast | slower | faster. As of the CSS2 working draft available for this book, no specific speed values had yet been assigned to these constants, and no increment had been determined for slower and faster.

Initial Value

medium

Applies To

All elements.

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