Speech-Rate

speech-rate Support Key: [*CSS2\|CSS2.1*]	Other Aural Properties
	volume stress richness azimuth elevation voice-family	speak speak-punctuation speak-numeral pitch pitch-range play-during	pause pause-before pause-after cue cue-before cue-after
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What is it?: This property specifies the speaking rate (speed) of the content.

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1]: Type: Explicit; Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
x-slow|slow|medium|fast|x-fast
[CSS2|CSS2.1]: Type: Explicit; Description:
x-slow: 80 words per minute
slow: 120 words per minute
medium: 180 - 200 words per minute
fast: 300 words per minute
x-fast: 500 words per minute
slower|faster
[CSS2|CSS2.1]: Type: Calculated; Description:
slower: Subtracts 40 words per minute from the current speech-rate
faster: Adds 40 words per minute to the current speech-rate
[number]
[CSS2|CSS2.1]: Type: Explicit; Description:
Positive number indicating speech-rate in words per minute.

Example: Ext/Doc: strong { speech-rate: fast }; In-Line: <strong STYLE="speech-rate: fast">text</strong>

Notes

Before its inclusion in CSS2, this property was first proposed in the W3C Working Draft "Aural Cascading Style Sheets (ACSS)" (1/7/97, http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Speech/NOTE-ACSS)

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