HTML <rt>
Published Jul 19, 2023
The <rt> semantic HTML element represents the ruby text component of a ruby annotation, which provides translation, pronunciation, or transliteration information for East Asian typography. The <rt> element must be used within a <ruby> element at all times.
Example
The following example provides a basic implementation of the tag illustrating a Romaji transliteration for the ‘kenjutsu’ characters within the <ruby> element:
<ruby> 剣 <rt>ken</rt> 術 <rt>jutsu</rt> </ruby>
Which yields the following result:
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