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HTML <rp> Tag

The <rp> tag is a <ruby> fallback parentheses. If the browser does not support the <ruby> tag, it will display the text inside this element.

The <rt> element must be enclosed by this element.

Example

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An <rp> element with fall-back parentheses. In this Japanese example, if <ruby> is not supported, the parentheses with text is shown, i.e. (Hai).

はい (Hai)
<ruby>
  はい
  <rp>(</rp><rt>Hai</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>
rp = ruby parentheses

Browser support

Here is when <rp> support started for each browser:

Chrome
5.0 May 2010
Firefox
38.0 May 2015
IE/Edge
5.5 Jul 2000
Opera
15.0 May 2013
Safari
5.0 Jun 2010

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