<rb>

<rb> (ruby base) contains the base text annotated by a ruby gloss. [3.4.2 Ruby Annotations]
Module core — Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributes
Contained by
core: ruby
May contain
Example

The word 你 好 nǐ hǎo (hello) is glossed in pinyin to provide a pronunciation guide.

<p xml:lang="zh">
<!--...-->
 <ruby>
  <rb></rb>
  <rt place="above"></rt>
 </ruby>
 <ruby>
  <rb></rb>
  <rt place="above">hǎo</rt>
 </ruby>
<!--...-->
</p>
Content model
<content>
 <macroRef key="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
<rng:element name="rb">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element rb
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   macro.phraseSeq
}