The <rp>
element is used to provide fall-back parenthesis for browsers that that don't support ruby annotations. Ruby annotations are used for showing pronounciation of East Asian characters, like Chinese or Japanese characters.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
The example below shows the <rp>
tag in action.
<ruby>
<rp>(</rp><rt>Kan</rt><rp>)</rp>
<rp>(</rp><rt>ji</rt><rp>)</rp>
</ruby>