<head> <style type="text/css"> .bg { background-color: #FFD; border: 1px solid black; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; } /* classes */ .ruby { display: inline-table; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; } .rb { display: table-row-group; } .rt { display: table-header-group; font-size: 60%; } .rp { display: none; } /* elements */ ruby { display: inline-table; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; } rb { display: table-row-group; } rt { display: table-header-group; font-size: 60%; } rp { display: none; } </style> </head> <body> Test that <ruby> rendered as inline-table (or somesuch) is not affected by ruby rendering. Both <div> below should look the same. <br> <br> <div class="bg">This is some XHTML1.1 text with <span class="ruby"><span class="rb">Ruby</span><span class="rp">(</span><span class="rt">guide text</span><span class="rp">)</span></span> markup.</div> <br> <div class="bg">This is some XHTML1.1 text with <ruby><rb>Ruby</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>guide text</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> markup.</div> </body>