<rt>: The HTML Ruby Text Element

I. Description

The HTML <rt> element is used to enclose the text that should appear adjancent to the preceeding character. Generally the <rt> element should be between two rp elements, the rp element to the left should contain an open parenthesis, and the rp element to the right should contain a close parenthesis.

The <rt> element must be a child of a <ruby> element.

See Also

The <rt> element is used in conjunction with the <ruby> and rp elements.

II. Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Ruby Example Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Ruby Example Page</h1>
        <p>
            The japanese Kanji for <i>water</i> is
            <ruby>
                水<rp>(</rp><rt>Mizu</rt><rp>)</rp>
            </ruby>;
            the word <i>water</i> may be written in Hiragana as
            <ruby>
                み<rp>(</rp><rt>mi</rt><rp>)</rp>
                ず<rp>(</rp><rt>zu</rt><rp>)</rp>
            </ruby>.
        </p>
    </body>
</html>

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