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pitch

Specifies the average voice frequency when an element is rendered aurally.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported
Notes:
  • The average pitch frequency for a male voice is 120Hz, while the average frequency for a female voice is 210Hz.

See Also:

pitch-range, speech-rate, stress, voice-family, volume

Possible Values:

[frequency]
A specific pitch frequency.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:
  • Specify a value in hertz (Hz).

high
A high pitch.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

low
A low pitch.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

medium
A medium pitch.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

x-high
An extra-high pitch.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

x-low
An extra-low pitch.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

Example:
<BODY STYLE="pitch: low">

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