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> ruby text Excuse me?

• mvgoogler 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_character https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_character
  • eyelidlessness 5y ago
    Not to be confused with Ruby strings, which have their own complexities
    • dorianmariefr 5y ago
      Not to be confused with `"ruby".class #=> String` :)
• wodenokoto 5y ago
  I don’t know why it’s called ruby. If you know Japanese you will know this as “furigana”. It’s mainly used for added readings to words written using kanji.
  • RobertKerans 5y ago
    "Ruby" is the name of the size of the type
    • taejo 5y ago
      To expand on that for those that don't know, traditionally all font sizes had names, like Great Primer for 18 pt, Ruby for 5.5 pt, and many others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_point-size_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_point-size_names