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HTML <rp> Tag

Example

A ruby annotation:

<ruby>
  漢 <rp>(</rp><rt>han</rt><rp>)</rp>
  字 <rp>(</rp><rt>zi</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>

Browser Support

IE 9+, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support the <rp> tag.

Note: IE 8 or earlier versions of IE do not support the <rp> tag.


Tag Definition and Usage

The <rp> tag is used in ruby annotations to define what to display for browsers that do not support ruby elements.

Ruby annotations are used for phonetic or character annotations in East Asian languages. They display the pronunciation of East Asian characters.

Use the <rp> tag along with the <ruby> and <rt> tags:


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <rp> tag is new in HTML5.


Global Attributes

The <rp> tag supports HTML's global attributes.


Event Attributes

The <rp> tag supports HTML's event attributes.

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