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Speakable Schema
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A Schema.org markup that tells voice assistants (Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri) which sections of a web page are suitable for being read aloud.
Full definition
Speakable is a Schema.org specification that marks specific page sections (via CSS selectors) as suitable for text-to-speech delivery by voice assistants. It's used to optimize content for voice-first search interfaces. When a user asks Google Assistant 'what is voice cloning?', the assistant can read aloud the marked speakable section of a page. The pattern: mark short summary sections (TL;DR, direct answers, key facts) as speakable, since long paragraphs don't translate well to voice output. The standard is officially in beta status with Google but production-ready and supported.
Examples
- ·Marking a 200-character direct answer at the top of a review as speakable so voice assistants can read it.
- ·Using cssSelector ['.tldr', '.direct-answer'] to point voice assistants at the most citable summary content.
- ·Building voice-search-optimized content by combining FAQ schema with speakable markup on the answers.