HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS

B.94. ruby-align

Ruby text is a new addition in the XHTML 1.1 recommendation and is described by the Ruby Annotation Recommendation of the W3C. Commonly used in Japan and China, ruby text generally appears in a smaller font over the main text as a pronunciation guide, or to provide some other explanatory annotation.

This property sets how the ruby text is aligned with the base text.

Inherited: No

See also: Section B.95ruby-overhang, Section B.96ruby-position

B.94.1. Value

This property accepts any of the following constants:

• auto

• center

• distribute-letter

• distribute-space

• left

• line-edge

• right

For the meanings of each of these constants, see the CSS3 Ruby module working draft and the Microsoft Internet Explorer documentation for this property.

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