HTML <Rt> Tag

Definition

The <rt> element holds the text component of the <ruby> element, which consists of the meaning or pronunciation of the <ruby> element’s content.

Example

<ruby style=font-size:2em;>base<rt>annotation</ruby><br><br>
<ruby style=font-size:2em;>日<rt>に</rt>本<rt>ほん</rt>語<rt>ご</rt></ruby>

Usage

• The <rt> opening tag is required.
• The <rt> closing tag can be omitted if the <rp> element is immediately followed by an <rt> or <rp> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.
• An <rp> element must be a child of a <ruby> element.
• You may wish to wrap the <rp> element in parenthesis using the <rp> element for clearer formatting should the browser not support the <ruby> tags.
• You can find further examples of how to use <ruby> elements here.

Attributes

The <rt> element only supports the Global Attributes.

Specification

• HTML Living Standard Specification
• HTML5 Specification

Browser Support

Desktop

Mobile