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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="keywords" content="HTML rb tag, ruby annotations, asian characters, element"> <meta name="Description" content="HTML rb tag - represents the base text compontent for Ruby annotations (commonly used in East Asian typography)."> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.quackit.com/html/tags/html_rb_tag.cfm"> <title>HTML <rb> Tag</title> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/pix/favicon96.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/pix/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/common/css/master.45.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script async src="https://cdn.fuseplatform.net/publift/tags/2/3499/fuse.js"></script> <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Q3H025ZKLN"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Q3H025ZKLN'); </script> </head> <body> <header class="site-header"> <div class="site-header-base"> <div class="site-logo"> <a title="Quackit Homepage" target="_top" href="/"><img src="/pix/quackit_logo_watermark.png" width="87" height="33" alt="Quackit Logo"></a> </div> <button id="site-nav-toggler" class="site-nav-toggler" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="site-nav"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> ☰ </button> </div> <nav id="site-nav" class="site-nav"> <div class="site-links"> <ul> <li><a href="/"><i class="fa fa-home"></i> <span class="sr-only">Home</span></a></li> <li><a href="/html/">HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/css/">CSS</a></li> <li><a href="/scripting/">Scripting</a></li> <li><a href="/database/">Database</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="site-search-top"> <form action="/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom" class="site-search"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-6331358926293806:98x0fk-bbgi"> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10"> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"> <input type="text" name="q" size="20" class="site-search-input"> <button type="submit" name="sa" class="site-search-button"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button> </div> </form> </div> </nav> </header> <div class="main"> <article class="content"> <h1 class="page-title">HTML <rb> Tag</h1> <div class="ad ad-top"> <!-- GAM 71161633/QCKIT_quackit/article_header --> <div data-fuse="23059883623"></div> </div> <p class="lead">The HTML <code><rb></code> tag marks the base text component of a ruby annotation. </p> <p>Ruby annotations are often used in East Asian typography.</p> <p><dfn>Ruby</dfn> (also spelt <i>rubi</i>) characters are small, annotative glosses that can be placed above or to the right of a Chinese character when writing logographic languages such as Chinese or Japanese to show the pronunciation. Ruby annotations, are usually used as a pronunciation guide for relatively obscure characters.</p> <p>The <code><rb></code> element does not represent anything itself, but its parent <a href="/html/tags/html_ruby_tag.cfm"><code><ruby></code></a> element uses it as part of determining what <em>it</em> represents.</p> <div class="ad"> <!-- GAM 71161633/QCKIT_quackit/article_incontent_1 --> <div data-fuse="23059883629"></div> </div> <h2>Syntax</h2> <p>The <code><rb></code> tag is written as <code><rb></code><code></rb></code> with the base text component inserted between the start and end tags.</p> <p>Like this:</p> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/lib/codemirror.js"></script> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed.js"></script> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/css/css.js"></script> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript.js"></script> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/xml/xml.js"></script> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example1" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>
	<rb>base</rb>
	<rt>annotation</rt>
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode1 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example1"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <p>It is OK to omit the end tag is certain circumstances (see the "Omitting the End Tag" heading below). Like this:</p> <script src="/common/js/codemirror/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed.js"></script> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example2" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>
	<rb>base
	<rt>annotation
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode2 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example2"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <h2>Examples</h2> <h3>Basic tag usage</h3> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example3" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>&#26481;
 <rb>&#20140;</rb>
 <rt>&#12392;&#12358;</rt>
 <rt>&#12365;&#12423;&#12358;</rt>
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode3 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example3"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <h3>Omitting the End Tag</h3> <p>An <code><rb></code> element's end tag may be omitted if the <code><rb></code> element is immediately followed by an <code><rb></code>, <a href="/html/tags/html_rt_tag.cfm"><code><rt></code></a>, <a href="/html/tags/html_rtc_tag.cfm"><code><rtc></code></a> or <a href="/html/tags/html_rp_tag.cfm"><code><rp></code></a> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.</p> <p>Also, the <a href="/html/tags/html_rt_tag.cfm"><code><rt></code></a> element's end tag may be omitted if the <a href="/html/tags/html_rt_tag.cfm"><code><rt></code></a> element is immediately followed by an <code><rb></code>, <a href="/html/tags/html_rt_tag.cfm"><code><rt></code></a>, <a href="/html/tags/html_rtc_tag.cfm"><code><rtc></code></a> or <a href="/html/tags/html_rp_tag.cfm"><code><rp></code></a> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.</p> <p>Therefore, the following example conforms to HTML5.</p> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example4" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>&#26481;
 <rb>&#20140;
 <rt>&#12392;&#12358;
 <rt>&#12365;&#12423;&#12358;
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode4 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example4"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <h2>Explicit vs Implied Base</h2> <p>When the <code><rb></code> tag is not used, the base is implied. However, you can also make it explicit (by using the <code><rb></code> tag). </p> <p>Therefore, the following code...</p> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example5" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>
	<rb>base</rb>
	<rt>annotation</rt>
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode5 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example5"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <p>...has the same meaning as this...</p> <div class="code-only"> <textarea id="example6" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false"><ruby>base
	<rt>annotation</rt>
</ruby></textarea> </div> <script> var exampleCode6 = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("example6"), { mode: "htmlmixed", tabMode: "indent", styleActiveLine: false, lineNumbers: false, lineWrapping: true, theme: "q-dark" }); </script> <p>The only difference between the above examples is that the base is explicit in the former, implied in the later. This makes the <code><rb></code> tag useful for styling, or when consecutive bases are to be treated as a group.</p> <h2>Attributes</h2> <p><a href="/html/tutorial/html_attributes.cfm">Attributes</a> can be added to an HTML element to provide more information about how the element should appear or behave.</p> <p>The <code><rb></code> element accepts the following attributes.</p> <table class="tabular"> <tr> <th>Attribute</th><th>Description</th> </tr> <tr> <td>none</td><td> </td> </tr> </table> <h3>Global Attributes</h3> <p>The following attributes are standard across all HTML elements. Therefore, you can use these attributes with the <code><rb></code> tag , as well as with all other HTML tags.</p> <ul class="col-3"> <li><code>accesskey</code></li> <li><code>autocapitalize</code></li> <li><code>class</code></li> <li><code>contenteditable</code></li> <li><code>data-*</code></li> <li><code>dir</code></li> <li><code>draggable</code></li> <li><code>hidden</code></li> <li><code>id</code></li> <li><code>inputmode</code></li> <li><code>is</code></li> <li><code>itemid</code></li> <li><code>itemprop</code></li> <li><code>itemref</code></li> <li><code>itemscope</code></li> <li><code>itemtype</code></li> <li><code>lang</code></li> <li><code>part</code></li> <li><code>slot</code></li> <li><code>spellcheck</code></li> <li><code>style</code></li> <li><code>tabindex</code></li> <li><code>title</code></li> <li><code>translate</code></li> </ul> <p>For a full explanation of these attributes, see <a href="/html/tags/html_5_global_attributes.cfm">HTML 5 global attributes</a>.</p> <h3>Event Handlers</h3> <p>Event handler content attributes enable you to invoke a script from within your HTML. The script is invoked when a certain "event" occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event.</p> <ul class="col-3"> <li><code>onabort</code></li> <li><code>onauxclick</code></li> <li><code>onblur</code></li> <li><code>oncancel</code></li> <li><code>oncanplay</code></li> <li><code>oncanplaythrough</code></li> <li><code>onchange</code></li> <li><code>onclick</code></li> <li><code>onclose</code></li> <li><code>oncontextmenu</code></li> <li><code>oncopy</code></li> <li><code>oncuechange</code></li> <li><code>oncut</code></li> <li><code>ondblclick</code></li> <li><code>ondrag</code></li> <li><code>ondragend</code></li> <li><code>ondragenter</code></li> <li><code>ondragexit</code></li> <li><code>ondragleave</code></li> <li><code>ondragover</code></li> <li><code>ondragstart</code></li> <li><code>ondrop</code></li> <li><code>ondurationchange</code></li> <li><code>onemptied</code></li> <li><code>onended</code></li> <li><code>onerror</code></li> <li><code>onfocus</code></li> <li><code>onformdata</code></li> <li><code>oninput</code></li> <li><code>oninvalid</code></li> <li><code>onkeydown</code></li> <li><code>onkeypress</code></li> <li><code>onkeyup</code></li> <li><code>onlanguagechange</code></li> <li><code>onload</code></li> <li><code>onloadeddata</code></li> <li><code>onloadedmetadata</code></li> <li><code>onloadstart</code></li> <li><code>onmousedown</code></li> <li><code>onmouseenter</code></li> <li><code>onmouseleave</code></li> <li><code>onmousemove</code></li> <li><code>onmouseout</code></li> <li><code>onmouseover</code></li> <li><code>onmouseup</code></li> <li><code>onpaste</code></li> <li><code>onpause</code></li> <li><code>onplay</code></li> <li><code>onplaying</code></li> <li><code>onprogress</code></li> <li><code>onratechange</code></li> <li><code>onreset</code></li> <li><code>onresize</code></li> <li><code>onscroll</code></li> <li><code>onsecuritypolicyviolation</code></li> <li><code>onseeked</code></li> <li><code>onseeking</code></li> <li><code>onselect</code></li> <li><code>onslotchange</code></li> <li><code>onstalled</code></li> <li><code>onsubmit</code></li> <li><code>onsuspend</code></li> <li><code>ontimeupdate</code></li> <li><code>ontoggle</code></li> <li><code>onvolumechange</code></li> <li><code>onwaiting</code></li> <li><code>onwheel</code></li> </ul> <p>Most event handler content attributes can be used on all HTML elements, but some event handlers have specific rules around when they can be used and which elements they are applicable to.</p> <p>For more detail, see <a href="/html/tags/html_5_event_handler_content_attributes.cfm">HTML event handler content attributes</a>.</p> </article> <div class="sidebar"> <nav> <ul> <li> <h3><a href="/html/tags/">HTML Tags</a></h3> <ul class="taglist"> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_comments_tag.cfm">!--...--</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_doctype_tag.cfm">!DOCTYPE</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_a_tag.cfm">a</a></li> <li><a href="/html/tags/html_abbr_tag.cfm">abbr</a></li> <li><a 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