Last updated: 2026-09-12
<rp>The RP Element
Provides parentheses around ruby annotations for browsers that don't support ruby; usually ignored by modern browsers.
| Category | Text Content |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </rp> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<rp>(</rp>reading<rp>)</rp>
▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <rp> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: rp is optional; it lets old browsers show annotations like (zì) with parentheses.
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