<rt>: The Ruby Text element

The HTML Ruby Text (<rt>) element 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.
Permitted ARIA roles Any
DOM interface HTMLElement

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Example

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:

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of '<rt>' in that specification.		 Living Standard  
HTML5
The definition of '<rt>' in that specification.		 Recommendation  

Browser compatibility

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ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
rtChrome Full support 5Edge No support NoFirefox Full support 38IE Full support 5Opera Full support 15Safari Full support 5WebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 38Opera Android Full support 14Safari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

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See also

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