CSS stress Property

Description

The stress property defines the height of 'local peaks' in the intonation of the speaking voice for when the element is read.

The stress property has been deprecated or is no longer in any CSS working groups.

Initial value

50

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

Yes

Media

Aural

Computed value

As specified

Animatable

No

CSS Version

CSS2, CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.stress

Syntax

stress: <number> | inherit

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 '50' for an Italian voice.
• inherit

Example

p {stress: 85;}

Browser Support

Desktop
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Tablets / Mobile
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