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ruby characters

Summary

ruby characters ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ruby characters is a type of text annotation[2].
  • ruby characters is used for furigana[3].
  • ruby characters's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruby characters[4].

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Definition and Type

ruby characters is a type of text annotation[2].

Use and Application

ruby characters is used for furigana[3].

Why It Matters

ruby characters ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 3d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → text annotation
    Image → 委班復活漢喃越南.png
    Topic's main category → Category:Ruby characters
    Has use → furigana
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Furigana example.svg"
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