<ruby>

<ruby> (ruby container) contains a passage of base text along with its associated ruby gloss(es). [3.4.2. Ruby Annotations]
Modulecore
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) (att.global.source (@source)) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
Member of
model.phrase
Contained by
analysis: phr s
core: abbr add addrLine author biblScope citedRange corr date del distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi item l label measure mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote rb ref reg rs rt said sic soCalled speaker stage street term textLang time title unit
dictionaries: form gen lang
figures: cell
header: change distributor edition extent geoDecl handNote licence scriptNote
linking: ab seg
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit layout material musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates typeNote watermark
namesdates: addName birth bloc country death district floruit forename genName gender geogFeat geogName objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName region roleName settlement surname
textcrit: lem rdg wit
textstructure: dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint
transcr: damage fw metamark mod retrace secl supplied surplus
May contain
core: rb rt
Example

The word 入学試験 nyūgakushiken (university entrance exam) is glossed with a hiragana phonation guide.

<p xml:lang="ja">
<!--...-->
 <ruby>
  <rb>入学試験</rb>
  <rt place="above">にゅうがくしけん</rt>
 </ruby>
<!--...-->
</p>
Example

This fictional example shows the initialism TEI glossed letter-by-letter with an IPA transcription.

<ruby>
 <rb>T</rb>
 <rt>ti:</rt>
</ruby>
<ruby>
 <rb>E</rb>
 <rt>i:</rt>
</ruby>
<ruby>
 <rb>I</rb>
 <rt>aɪ</rt>
</ruby>
Content model
<content>
 <sequence>
  <elementRef key="rb" minOccurs="1"
   maxOccurs="1"/>
  <elementRef key="rt" minOccurs="1"
   maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
 </sequence>
</content>
Schema Declaration
element ruby
{
   tei_att.global.attributes,
   tei_att.typed.attributes,
   ( tei_rb, tei_rt+ )
}