Name
ruby — HTML5
Synopsis
<ruby> . . . </ruby>
Represents a run of text marked with ruby annotations, short guides to pronunciation, and other notes used primarily in East Asian typography.
Notes
HTML5 only.
Start/End Tags
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
Example
In the following example, the pronunciation tips in the rt elements will be displayed above the
ideographs in visual browsers:
<ruby> 汉 <rt>hàn</rt> 字 <rt>zì</rt> </ruby>
This example was taken from the HTML5 Working Draft at whatwg.com, used with permission under an MIT License.
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