B.96. ruby-position

Ruby text is a new addition in the XHTML 1.1 recommendation and is described by the Ruby Annotation Recommendation of the W3C. Commonly used in Japan and China, ruby text generally appears in a smaller font over the main text as a pronunciation guide, or to provide some other explanatory annotation.

This property controls where the ruby text is positioned in relation to its base text.

Inherited: No

See also: Section B.94ruby-align, Section B.95ruby-overhang

B.96.1. Value

In Internet Explorer for Windows version 5 or later, this property accepts the following constants:

  • above

  • inline

The current working draft of CSS3, however, proposes the following values:

  • after

  • before

  • right

For the meanings of each of these sets of constants, ...

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