AxelCalm and Balanced
A male voice with a slight Swedish-American dialect, with a mid-range pitch and a natural, relaxed cadence. Ideal for conversational narration, podcasts, or friendly explainer videos. Clear articulation, smooth delivery, and engaging.
Hear Axel in other languages
ElevenLabs has verified Axel in 13 languages. Each sample is the voice reading in that language.
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About Axel
A male voice with a slight Swedish-American dialect, with a mid-range pitch and a natural, relaxed cadence. Ideal for conversational narration, podcasts, or friendly explainer videos. Clear articulation, smooth delivery, and engaging.
Axel is the #5084 most used English voice in the ElevenLabs library, out of 8,875. People generated 1.2M characters with it in the last year, and 896 ElevenLabs users added it to their voices. It was published in March 2026 and is verified in 13 languages.
Best for: conversational.
- Provider
- ElevenLabs
- Language
- English · American
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Young
- Tone
- Confident
- Published
- Mar 2026
- Models
- Multilingual v2, Flash, v3 (paid)
- Voice ID
ktHrlQPfUoEUQDP8xbm1
Questions about Axel
Can I make a voiceover with Axel for free?
You can try it with a free JSON2Video account, no credit card: free voiceovers are up to 60 seconds. Paid plans remove the limit.
Can I use my Axel voiceovers on YouTube or in ads?
Yes. You can publish the voiceovers and videos you make with Axel on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts and ads, and use them in commercial projects.
Which languages can Axel speak?
ElevenLabs has verified Axel in 13 languages: English, Arabic, Czech, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese.
For developers: use Axel with the API
Add a voice element to any JSON2Video movie. It works the same from n8n, Make, Zapier and the CLI.
{
"type": "voice",
"model": "elevenlabs",
"voice": "ktHrlQPfUoEUQDP8xbm1",
"text": "In springtime, the garden comes alive with colorful flowers and singing birds. The old oak tree provides shade for visitors, while butterflies dance among the roses. A small fountain creates peaceful sounds, making this the perfect spot to relax and enjoy nature's beauty."
}