17.3.3.27 rubyBase

This element specifies the presence of the base text within a phonetic guide at the current location in the document.

The contents of the base text run are specified in the child r element (17.3.2.25).

[Example: Consider the following two runs, each containing a phonetic guide:

The base text run would be specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:rubyBase>
  …
  <w:r>
    <w:t>東/<w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:rubyBase>

The base text is contained in a run within the rubyBase element. end example]

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_RubyContent) is located in A.1. end note]