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Old 04-15-2025, 02:02 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
What is the CSS to change <em> so it's different from <i> when read by TTS but the same visually? Also, what TTS software reads <em> and <i> differently?
No CSS is needed. If the ePub to speech is standards compliant, the <i> and <em> tags are all that is needed. Visually, both default to using italic unless you deliberately modify that behaviour.

As I mentioned the Victor device does not care if it is reading ePub2 or ePub3. If you are reading ePub3, you can use SSML and a pronunciation lexicon to improve the quality. You may want to take a look at the CSS Speech Module chunk of the ePub3 specification mentioned by @Turtle91 or the CSS Speech article in Daisy's knowledge base articles.
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