Pronouncing acronyms and abbreviations - Amazon Polly
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Pronouncing acronyms and abbreviations

<sub>

This tag is supported by generative, long-form, neural, and standard TTS formats.

Use the <sub> tag with the alias attribute to substitute a different word (or pronunciation) for selected text such as an acronym or abbreviation.

This uses the syntax:

<sub alias="new word">abbreviation</sub>

In the following example, the name "Mercury" is substituted for the element's chemical symbol to make the audio content clearer.

<speak> My favorite chemical element is <sub alias="Mercury">Hg</sub>, because it looks so shiny. </speak>