CSS speak Property

Description

The speak property defines whether text should be rendered aurally and if so, how.

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

Initial value

normal

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

Yes

Media

Aural

Computed value

Specified value

Animatable

No

CSS Version

CSS2, CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.speak

Syntax

speak: auto | none | normal

Values

• autoResolves to a computed value of 'none' when 'display' is 'none', otherwise resolves to a computed value of 'auto' which yields a used value of 'normal'.
• noneThis value causes an element (including pauses, cues, rests and actual content) to not be rendered (i.e., the element has no effect in the aural dimension).
• normalThe element is rendered aurally (regardless of its 'display' value and the 'display' and 'speak' values of its ancestors).

Example

.class {
   speak:normal;
}

Browser Support

Desktop
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Tablets / Mobile
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