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Summary
The ruby-position CSS property defines the position of a ruby element relatives to its base element. It can be position over the element (over), under it (under), or between the characters, on their right side (inter-character).
| Initial value | over |
|---|---|
| Applies to | ruby annotations containers |
| Inherited | yes |
| Media | visual |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animatable | no |
| Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
/* Keyword values */ ruby-position: over; ruby-position: under; ruby-position: inter-character; /* Global values */ ruby-position: inherit; ruby-position: initial; ruby-position: unset;
Values
over
Is a keyword indicating that the ruby has to be placed over the main text for horizontal scripts and right to it for vertical scripts.under
Is a keyword indicating that the ruby has to be placed under the main text for horizontal scripts and left to it for vertical scripts.inter-character- Is a keyword indicating that the ruby has to be placed between the different characters.
Formal syntax
over | under | inter-character
Examples
This HTML will render differently with each value of ruby-position:
<ruby> <rb>超電磁砲</rb> <rp>（</rp><rt>レールガン</rt><rp>）</rp> </ruby>
Ruby positioned over the text
ruby {
ruby-position:over;
}
This gives the following result:
Ruby positioned under the text
ruby {
ruby-position:under;
}
This gives the following result:
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Ruby Layout Module Level 1 The definition of 'ruby-position' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Not supported | 38 (38) | Not supported [1] | ? | Not supported [2] |
inter-character |
Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | ? | Not supported |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Not supported | 38.0 (38) | Not supported [1] | Not supported | Not supported [2] |
inter-character |
Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
[1] Internet Explorer, since IE 9, supports a very old draft version, which defined inline (equivalent of having display: inline on the ruby), and above (synonym of the modern over)
[2] WebKit implements a non-standard, prefixed, version of ruby-position, -webkit-ruby-position: it has two properties: before and after (both equivalent, for ltr and rtl scripts to the standard over value used with ruby-align: start).
See also
- HTML Ruby elements:
<ruby>,<rt>,<rp>, and<rtc>. - CSS Ruby properties:
ruby-align,ruby-merge.