Emotion & Stage Direction Tags
Test how eleven_v3 responds to inline tags. Click a preset or write your own. Mark tags after listening.
Results
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Presets
Tag Reference (eleven_v3)
Voice-related (official)
[sighs]exhale / resignation
[exhales]breath out
[laughs]audible laugh
[laughs harder]escalating laugh
[starts laughing]onset of laughter
[wheezing]out-of-breath laugh
[whispers]lowered voice
[crying]emotional, tearful
[snorts]snort laugh
[excited]upbeat delivery
[curious]inquisitive tone
[sarcastic]dry/ironic delivery
[mischievously]playful/scheming
Sound effects (official)
[applause]crowd applause
[clapping]clapping sound
[gunshot]gunshot sound
[explosion]explosion sound
[swallows]gulp/swallow
[gulps]audible gulp
Experimental
[strong X accent]replace X with accent name
[sings]singing delivery
Pauses — v3 (no SSML)
word… wordellipsis pause (preferred)
word — wordem-dash short pause
WORDcaps = emphasis
Pauses — v2 only (SSML)
<break time="1s"/>explicit pause (NOT v3)
v3 does NOT support SSML break tags. Use ellipses or em-dashes instead. Sound quality and tag support varies by voice — test thoroughly.