analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system
to
which this MEI element is comparable.
Value is plain text.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity
bearing this attribute.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color'
as used in pre-CMN notation.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
predecessors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch,
relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal
size, e.g., 125%.
Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal.
Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached,
a
"tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Value is plain text.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing
property.
Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
level(optional)Level of duration at which the proportion given by the @num and @numbase ratio applies.
Value conforms to data.DURATION.mensural.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence
of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
Value conforms to data.WORD.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
num(optional)Along with numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the
ratio, while numbase is the second.
Value is a positive integer.
numbase(optional)Along with num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio,
while numbase is the second.
Value is a positive integer.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be
successors of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription,
editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in
the
document header.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal
copy
of the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
slash(optional)Indicates the number of slashes present.
Value conforms to data.SLASH.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
Value is a NMTOKEN.
type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI
references into absolute URI references.
Value conforms to data.URI.
xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it
and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value.
Value is a valid xml:id.
xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are
language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use
sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header
whose id
attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
Value is a language.