Web/HTML/Element/rt

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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.
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 StandardThe definition of '<rt>' in that specification. Living Standard
HTML5The 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

Full support 79

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


See also