<rp>

The HTML <rp> element is used to provide fall-back parentheses for browsers that do not support display of ruby annotations using the <ruby> element.

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Text
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	A <ruby> element. <rp> must be positioned immediately before or after an <rt> element.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	HTMLElement

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Usage notes

• Ruby annotations are for showing pronunciation of East Asian characters, like using Japanese furigana or Taiwanese bopomofo characters. The <rp> element is used in the case of lack of <ruby> element support; the <rp> content provides what should be displayed in order to indicate the presence of a ruby annotation, usually parentheses.

Example

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

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• <ruby>
• <rt>
• <rb>

• <rtc>