Web/HTML/Element/rtc

The HTML Ruby Text Container (<rtc>) element embraces semantic annotations of characters presented in a ruby of <rb> elements used inside of <ruby> element. <rb> elements can have both pronunciation (<rt>) and semantic (<rtc>) annotations.

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Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Phrasing content or `<rt>` elements.
Tag omission	The closing tag can be omitted if it is immediately followed by a `<rb>`, `<rtc>` or `<rt>` element opening tag or by its parent closing tag.
Permitted parents	A `<ruby>` element.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Examples

<div class="info">
  <ruby>
    <rbc>
      <rb>旧</rb><rt>jiù</rt>
      <rb>金</rb><rt>jīn</rt>
      <rb>山</rb><rt>shān</rt>
    </rbc>
    <rtc>San Francisco</rtc>
  </ruby>
</div>

.info {
  padding-top: 10px;
  font-size: 36px;
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML 5.2The definition of '<rtc>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 5.1The definition of '<rtc>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5The definition of '<rtc>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

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
`rtc`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 33	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 33	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support