<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>

body {
  font-size: 22px;
}

The output looks like this in your browser:

On a browser without ruby support, this example might look like this:

漢 Kan 字 ji

body {
  font-size: 22px;
}

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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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`rt`	Chrome Full support 5	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 38	IE Full support 5	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 5	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 38	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support