The <ruby> tag specifies a ruby annotation.
Ruby annotations are used for East Asian typography, to show the pronunciation of East Asian characters.
Use the <ruby> tag together with the <rt> and/or the <rp> tags: The <ruby> element consists of one or more characters that needs an explanation/pronunciation, and an <rt> element that gives that information, and an optional <rp> element that defines what to show for browsers that not support ruby annotations.
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
Element | |||||
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<ruby> | 5.0 | 5.5 | Not supported | 5.0 | 15.0 |
The <ruby> tag is new in HTML5.
The <ruby> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The <ruby> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.