This document lists the (audio related) CSS properties Rhapsode supports. To hear the effect of these properties, listen to it in Rhapsode.

voice-volume (initial medium)

x-soft

soft

medium

loud

x-loud

keyword _db, e.g. medium +2db

silent

speak (initial always)

Can be always or never to determine whether the text is read.

speak-as (initial normal)

normal

spell-out

digits

literal-punctuation, can be suffixed to normal, spell-out, or digits.

no-punctuation, as per literal-punctuation.

pause-before (initial none, non-inherited)

_ms, e.g. 500ms

_s, e.g. 1s

none

x-weak

weak

medium

strong

x-strong

pause-after (initial none, non-inherited)

_ms, e.g. 500ms

_s, e.g. 1s

none

x-weak

weak

medium

strong

x-strong

pause (shorthand)

pause-before pause-after

Single token, both pause-before & pause-after are set to the same value.

rest-before (initial none, non-inherited)

_ms, e.g. 500ms

_s, e.g. 1s

none

x-weak

weak

medium

strong

x-strong

rest-after (initial none, non-inherited)

_ms, e.g. 500ms

_s, e.g. 1s

none

x-weak

weak

medium

strong

x-strong

rest (shorthand)

rest-before rest-after

Single token, both rest-before & rest-after are set to the same value.

cue-before (initial none, non-inherited)

Not supported within style attributes, side-effect of security measures

none

url(_), e.g. url(about:link.wav)

url(_) _db, e.g. url(about:link.wav) -1db

cue-after (initial none, non-inherited)

Not supported within style attributes, side-effect of security measures

none

url(_), e.g. url(about:link.wav)

url(_) _db, e.g. url(link.wav) -1db

cue (shorthand)

cue-before cue-after

Single token, both cue-before & cue-after are set to the same value

voice-family

preserve

by name, e.g. whisper

By gender, i.e. male, female, or neutral.

By gender and age, e.g. old male

By gender and variant number, e.g. female 3.

voice-rate (initial normal)

normal

x-slow

slow

medium

fast

x-fast

keyword _%, e.g. fast 50%

voice-pitch (initial medium)

x-low

low

medium

high

x-high

keyword _hz, e.g. low +500hz

keyword _khz, e.g. low +10khz

keyword _st, e.g. low +2st. In semitones.

keyword _%, e.g. low 50%

_hz, e.g. +500hz. Difference from current value.

_khz, e.g. +10khz. Difference from current value.

_hz absolute or absolute _hz, e.g. 500hz absolute

_khz absolute or absolute _hz, e.g. 10khz absolute

voice-range (initial medium)

x-low

low

medium

high

x-high

keyword _hz, e.g. low +500hz

keyword _khz, e.g. low +10khz

keyword _st, e.g. low +2st. In semitones.

keyword _%, e.g. low 50%

_hz, e.g. +500hz. Difference from current value.

_khz, e.g. +10khz. Difference from current value.

_hz absolute or absolute _hz, e.g. 500hz absolute

_khz absolute or absolute _hz, e.g. 10khz absolute

voice-stress (initial normal)

normal

strong

medium

none

reduced

-rhaps-marker (initial "", Rhapsode-specific)

Indicates navigation interactions

-rhaps-section (navigate using up & down keys)

-rhaps-paragraph (navigate using left & right keys)

"-rhaps-tablecell"_":"_"x"_ (navigate tables using arrow keys)

"main" (starting element)