pause-before
Definition
The pause-before property is used to specify a pause that occurs before an element is rendered aurally.
Example
ul {pause-before: 20ms}
Characteristics
Possible values
- time
- Specifies the length of the pause in absolute units of time (seconds and milliseconds).
- percentage
- Refers to the inverse of the value of the speech-rate property. For example, if the speech-rate is 120 words per minute (i.e., a word takes half a second, or 500 ms, to pronounce) then a
pause-before of 100% indicates a pause lasting 500 ms before the element, while a pause-before of 20% indicates a pause lasting 100 ms. inherit- Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.
Default value
0
Applies to
All elements
Inherited
No
See also