HTML <rp> Tag

The HTML <rp> tag is used to provide fallback parenthesis or text to be shown by user agents that do not support ruby annotations.

Ruby annotations are often used in East Asian typography.

Syntax

The <rp> tag is written as <rp></rp> with the fallback text inserted between the start and end tags. It is typically used inside a <ruby> element, wrapping punctuation (like parentheses) around the <rt> element.

Like this:

Example

Here's an example of using the <rp> element to display parentheses around ruby text for user agents that do not support ruby annotations. Modern browsers supporting ruby will hide the <rp> contents entirely.

Attributes

Attributes can be added to an HTML element to provide more information about how the element should appear or behave.

The <rp> element accepts the following attributes.

AttributeDescription
none 

Global Attributes

The following attributes are standard across all HTML elements. Therefore, you can use these attributes with the <rp> tag , as well as with all other HTML tags.

For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 global attributes.

Event Handlers

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.

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.

For more detail, see HTML event handler content attributes.