# Proper ruby text (\<rb\>) syntax support in Markdown

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/proper-ruby-text-rb-syntax-support-in-markdown/2279>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/proper-ruby-text-rb-syntax-support-in-markdown/2279 "2016-10-28T19:19:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![obskyr](https://talk.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/obskyr/32/1188_2.png) [@obskyr](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/obskyr)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/proper-ruby-text-rb-syntax-support-in-markdown/2279/42 "2022-02-17T03:34:38Z")

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The `[rb(rt)]` syntax looks nice! The one thing I would like to say is that half-width brackets are difficult to type with a Japanese IME active, necessitating either switching your input method mid-sentence and then back again, or paging through suggestions for a while to get to the correct brackets. For this to actually facilitate comfortable typing, [full-width formatting characters will also need to be supported.](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/support-for-full-width-formatting-characters/2517)

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