HTML <ruby> (Ruby Annotation) Tag

<p lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">
...
<ruby>
 漢 <rp>(</rp><rt>かん</rt><rp>)</rp>
 字 <rp>(</rp><rt>じ</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>
...
</p>

Meaning

The <ruby> element is used with the <rt> element to create annotations or pronunciation guides for words and phrases.

The base text should be enclosed in a <ruby> element; the annotation, enclosed in an <rt> element, will appear as smaller text above the base text.

The <rp> element can be used to wrap content to delimit ruby text for browsers that do not support this formatting.

• This element was introduced in Internet Explorer 5.0 and is now part of the HTML5 specification.
• The <ruby> element must be used in conjunction with the <rt> element; otherwise, it will have no meaning.

Version: HTML5

Standard Syntax

<ruby>...<ruby>

Browser Support

Status

Global Attributes

The <ruby> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <ruby> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.