ElevenLabs v3 Audio Tags List

Every documented v3 audio tag, grouped by what it does — and a dialogue editor right here to hear each one. Click a tag to copy it, paste it into a line, and generate.

Emotions

Set how the line feels.

Delivery & pacing

Change volume, speed and intensity.

Human reactions

Non-verbal sounds a person makes.

Accents & character

Shift the voice's character without switching voices.

Conversation flow

Make multi-speaker dialogue feel real.

Sound effects

Short effects inside the audio.

Try tags in a conversation

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Dialogue v3· Multi-speaker · emotion tags like [laughs]

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How audio tags work

Tags sit inline in your script, in square brackets, and direct how the next words are performed. You can stack them — “[excited] [shouts] We won!” — and change them mid-line. They're directions, not guarantees: the result depends on the voice, so a naturally deep, calm narrator will interpret [shouts] differently from an energetic announcer.

On this site, tags work in Dialogue mode, which runs Dialogue v3 at 7 credits per 1,000 characters. Tags count toward the characters.

FAQ

How do I use audio tags?

Put the tag in square brackets right before the words it should affect: "[whispers] Don't turn around." Tags are case-insensitive; lowercase is the convention.

Why did the voice read my tag out loud?

v3 reads a tag as text when the voice can't perform it — for example asking a soft, calm voice to [shouts] repeatedly. Pick a voice with a wider emotional range, or use a gentler tag.

Do tags work with Turbo 2.5 or Multilingual v2?

No. Audio tags are a v3 feature. On this site they work in Dialogue mode, which runs v3.

Is this list complete?

It lists the tags ElevenLabs documents. v3 understands many other natural-language directions too — try your own, like [nervously] or [trying not to laugh].

Is this site affiliated with ElevenLabs?

No. We're an independent service that runs ElevenLabs models among others. ElevenLabs is a trademark of its owner.

Tag list based on ElevenLabs' published documentation. Not affiliated with or endorsed by ElevenLabs.