<rp> tag — TutorialBrain

Note/Info The <rp> tag is a new tag added in HML5.

HTML5 <rp> tag

The <rp> tag in HTML5 helps the browsers to show a text if the browser does not support the ruby annotation.

The Ruby annotation has characters that needs to be explained and it is often required to show the pronunciation of these characters.

Ruby annotation can help in explaining the characters for the languages spoken in East Asian countries. These countries includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea & Taiwan..

A <rp> tag used within <ruby> and <rt> tag.

Syntax :
<rp>text…</rp>

Example

<ruby>
你好<rp>(</rp><rt>hello</rt><rp>)</rp>
不错<rp>(</rp><rt>nice</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>

Default CSS Value

NONE

How Browser will display

INLINE.

Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5

HTML4	XHTML	HTML5
NA	NA	New tag in HTML5

Attributes used with <rp> tag

NONE

Global Attributes

The <rp> tag supports Global attributes.

Event Attributes

The <rp> tag supports Event attributes.

Supporting Browsers

Related Tags

<rt> and <ruby>.