The <rt>
specifies the ruby text component of a ruby annotation, which is used to provide pronunciation, translation, or transliteration information for East Asian typography. The <rt>
element must always be contained within a <ruby>
element.
See the article about the <ruby>
element for more examples.
Content categories | None. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
Tag omission | The end tag may be omitted if the <rt> element is immediately followed by an <rt> or <rp> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element |
Permitted parents | A <ruby> element. |
Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
DOM interface | HTMLElement |
This element only includes the global attributes.
This simple example provides Romaji transliteration for the kanji characters within the <ruby>
element:
<ruby> 漢 <rt>Kan</rt> 字 <rt>ji</rt> </ruby>
The output looks like this in your browser:
On a browser without ruby support, this example might look like this:
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of '<rt>' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<rt>' in that specification. | Recommendation |
Desktop | ||||||
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rt |
5 | 79 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
Mobile | ||||||
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rt |
Yes | Yes | 38 | 14 | Yes | Yes |
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