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Guide to Adjusting Speech and Pronunciation
Updated over 7 months ago

SSML stands for Speech Synthesis Mark Up Language. A markup language is a computer language that is used to annotate text documents to describe the structure, presentation, and semantics of a document. SSML elements are used to adjust the voice, style, prosody, volume, and other characteristics of a script.


Document Structure

An SSML document is constructed using SSML elements, also known as tags. These elements enable customization of various aspects of speech such as tone, style, pitch, prosody, volume, and others.

Here's an example of SSML in action, to demonstrate the basic structure and syntax:

a screen capture of the script editor with SSML examples

How to know if your selected voice support SSML

If the script editor has a link to the SSML guide, the selected voice supports it. Please refer to the screenshot below. Voices with the "W" logo next to them do not currently support SSML.


To achieve optimal results, explore Adjusting Speech guidelines for more insights.


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