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.
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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 |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Examples
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
BCD tables only load in the browser