Summary
The HTML <ruby>
Element represents a ruby annotation. Ruby annotations are for showing pronounciation of East Asian characters.
- Content categories Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
- Permitted content Phrasing content.
- Tag omission {{no_tag_omission}}
- Permitted parent elements See prose
- DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
Example 1: Character
<ruby> 漢 <rp>(</rp><rt>Kan</rt><rp>)</rp> 字 <rp>(</rp><rt>ji</rt><rp>)</rp> </ruby>
Example 2: Word
<ruby> 明日 <rp>(</rp><rt>Ashita</rt><rp>)</rp> </ruby>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'text-level-semantics.html#the-ruby-element', '<ruby>')}} | {{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}} | |
{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'text-level-semantics.html#the-ruby-element', '<ruby>')}} | {{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}} |
Browser compatibility
{{CompatibilityTable}}
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 5.0 | {{CompatNo}} | 5.0 | {{CompatNo}} | 5.0 |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatNo}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} | {{CompatNo}} | {{CompatVersionUnknown}} |
See also
- {{HTMLElement("rt")}}
- {{HTMLElement("rp")}}
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