HTML <rt> Tag

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Description

The <rt> HTML element adds an annotation above or below the text enclosed in the <ruby> container. The annotation itself is displayed in a smaller font.
This form of recording is mainly used for Asian languages like Chinese or Japanese, but can also be used for other languages if you want to write one text over another.

Properties

Permitted Parents: A <ruby> element
Content: Inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<ruby>

漢 <rt><rp>(</rp>ㄏㄢˋ<rp>)</rp></rt>

</ruby>

Result

Editor

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <rt> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <rt> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <rt> tag.

Desktop

79	5	38	15	5

Tablets / Mobile

18	38	14	4.2	1	4.4

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th September 2023

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