<RB>NN n/a IE n/a HTML X1.1  

<RB>...</RB>

End Tag: Required  

The rb element denotes the base text within a ruby-enhanced section of content. This is the regular text to which ruby annotation is added. IE 5 and later supports ruby text, but the rb element is not explicitly supported, and is assumed to automatically apply to text other than what is encased inside rt elements.

 
Example
 
<RUBY>
  <RB>03</RB><RT>Month</RT>
  <RB>04</RB><RT>Day</RT>
  <RB>2003</RB><RT>Year</RT>
</RUBY>
 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById(elementID)
 
Element-Specific Attributes

None.

 
Element-Specific Event Handler Attributes

None.

langNN 3 IE 4 HTML 4  

lang="languageCode"

Optional  

The language being used for the element's attribute values and content. A browser can use this information to assist in proper rendering of content with respect to details such as treatment of ligatures (when supported by a particular font or required by a written language), quotation marks, and hyphenation. Other applications and search engines might use this information to aid the selection of spell-checking dictionaries and the creation of indices.

 
Example
 
<SPAN lang="de">Deutsche Bundesbahn</SPAN>
 
Value

Case-insensitive language code.

 
Default

Browser default.

 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById(elementID).lang