stress
Definition
The stress property specifies the level of assertiveness or emphasis given to words by the speaking voice. For example, in English, different parts of a sentence are assigned primary, secondary or tertiary stress. The value of the stress property controls the amount of relative emphasis to be applied. Increasing the value of the stress property results in speech being more strongly stressed.
Example
h1 {stress: 50}
Characteristics
Possible values
- number
- A value, between
0 and 100. The meaning of values depends on the language being spoken. For example, a level of 50 for a standard English-speaking male voice (average pitch = 122Hz), speaking with normal intonation and emphasis, would have a different meaning than a level 50 Italian voice. inherit- Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.
Default value
50
Applies to
All elements
Inherited
Yes
See also