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HTML <rt> Tag

Example

A ruby annotation:

<ruby>
  Han <rp>(</rp><rt>Han</rt><rp>)</rp>
  zi <rp>(</rp><rt>zi</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>

Browser Support

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

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


Definition and Usage

The <rt> tag specifies the pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) or annotations (for phonetic assistance for characters).

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


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <rt> tag is new in HTML5.


Global Attributes

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


Event Attributes

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

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