B.105. stress

For use by aural (speaking) browsers for the visually impaired, this property controls stress in the voice that reads a selected element's content aloud. In English, for example, every sentence usually contains particular words that are emphasized more heavily than others. This property controls how great the difference is between emphasized and non-emphasized passages.

Inherited: Yes

See also: Section B.87pitch, Section B.88pitch-range, Section B.92richness, Section B.122voice-family, Section B.123volume

B.105.1. Value

Any integer between 0 and 100, 50 is an average level of stress.

Initial value: 50

B.105.2. Compatibility

CSS Version: 2

Not supported by any currently-available browser.

B.105.3. Example

This example causes aural browsers to speak elements of class ominous with greater stress than usual:

.ominous {
  stress: 75;
}