"emphasis" Element
Description
Reads text with emphasis (also referred to as prominence or stress).
Syntax
<emphasis
level = "strong" | "moderate" | "none" | "reduced">
text
</emphasis>Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
| level | Strength of the emphasis. Default is "moderate". Optional field. |
Parent
<audio>, <emphasis>, <p>, <prosody>, <s>, <speak>, <voice>
Children
<audio>, <break>, <emphasis>, <mark>, <phoneme>, <prosody>, <say-as>, <sub>, <voice>
Limitations/Restrictions
The strength of the emphasis is controlled by modifying the volume of the synthesized speech.
Example
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<speak version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis
http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/synthesis.xsd"
xml:lang="en-US">
That is a <emphasis> big </emphasis> car!
That is a <emphasis level="strong"> huge </emphasis>
bank account!
</speak>