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<ruby>

The <ruby> represents a ruby annotation. Ruby annotations are for showing pronunciation of East Asian characters.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

This element only includes the global attributes.

<ruby>
  漢 <rp>(</rp><rt>Kan</rt><rp>)</rp>
  字 <rp>(</rp><rt>ji</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>

<ruby>
  明日 <rp>(</rp><rt>Ashita</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<ruby>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<ruby>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	5	Yes	38	5	15	5

Feature	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge mobile	Firefox for Android	IE mobile	Opera Android	iOS Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	38	No	15	Yes