<symbol>

A reference to a previously defined symbol.
2.4.1.1 Elements, 2.4.2 Uses of the Usersymbols Module, 2.4.2.1 Defining Reusable Symbols, 2.4.3.3 Positioning
Module
MEI.shared
Attributes
@altsym, @class, @color, @copyof, @corresp, @facs, @follows, @fontfam, @fontname, @fontsize, @fontstyle, @fontweight, @glyph.auth, @glyph.name, @glyph.num, @glyph.uri, @ho, @label, @letterspacing, @lineheight, @n, @next, @precedes, @prev, @resp, @sameas, @scale, @startid, @synch, @to, @type, @vo, @x, @xml:base, @xml:id, @y
@altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a <symbolDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.altSym@altsym
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.typedatt.classed@class
@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.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.color@color
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy. Value conforms to data.URI.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@copyof
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@corresp
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
<symbol>att.facsimile@facs
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@follows
@fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@fontfam
@fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@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.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@fontsize
@fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@fontstyle
@fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@fontweight
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.extSymatt.extSym.auth@glyph.auth
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name. Value is plain text.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.extSymatt.extSym.names@glyph.name
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF. Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.extSymatt.extSym.names@glyph.num
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Value conforms to data.URI.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.extSymatt.extSym.auth@glyph.uri
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.ho@ho
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@letterspacing
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.typography@lineheight
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.nNumberLike@n
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@next
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@precedes
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@prev
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.responsibility@resp
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@sameas
@scale(optional)Scale factor to be applied to the feature to make it the desired display size. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.scalable@scale
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
<symbol>att.symbol.logatt.startId@startid
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
<symbol>att.commonatt.linking@synch
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats. Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.to@to
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.typed@type
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.vo@vo
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.xy@x
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.basic@xml:base
@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.
<symbol>att.commonatt.basicatt.id@xml:id
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
<symbol>att.symbol.visatt.xy@y
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that form the basis of the att.common class.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that uniquely identify an element.
@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.
(MEI.shared)
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes used to supply a number-like designation for an element.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes capturing information regarding responsibility for some aspect of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
@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.
(MEI.facsimile) Attributes that associate a feature corresponding with all or part of an image.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.analytical) Analytical domain attributes.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify a relative starting point.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.visual) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.usersymbols) Attributes supplying pointers to user-defined symbols.
@altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a <symbolDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Visual color attributes.
@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.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes used to associate MEI features with corresponding glyphs in an externally-defined standard such as SMuFL.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes that point to an external symbol authority.
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes that specify names or values taken from an external symbol authority.
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name. Value is plain text.
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF. Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe relative size.
@scale(optional)Scale factor to be applied to the feature to make it the desired display size. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.
(MEI.shared) Typographical attributes.
@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.
@letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
(MEI.shared) Visual offset attributes. Some items may have their location recorded in terms of offsets from their programmatically-determined location. The ho attribute records the horizontal offset while vo records the vertical. The to attribute holds a timestamp offset, the most common use of which is as an alternative to the ho attribute.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes specified in terms of time.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats. Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
(MEI.shared) Vertical offset attributes.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
(MEI.shared) Output coordinate attributes. Some elements may have their exact rendered *output* coordinates recorded. x and y attributes indicate where to place the rendered output. Recording the coordinates of a feature in a facsimile requires the use of the facs attribute.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
External symbols component declarations.
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name. Value is plain text.
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF. Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Value conforms to data.URI.
Facsimile component declarations.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
@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.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@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.
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
@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.
@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.
@scale(optional)Scale factor to be applied to the feature to make it the desired display size. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats. Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
@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.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
@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.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute. Value is a decimal number.
User-defined symbols component declarations.
@altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a <symbolDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
Member of
model.textPhraseLike.limitedGroups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases. This class is equivalent to the model.textPhraseLike class without the pb element.
Contained By
<abbr>, <accMat>, <accessRestrict>, <acquisition>, <actor>, <add>, <addDesc>, <addName>, <addrLine>, <anchoredText>, <annot>, <arranger>, <attacca>, <audience>, <author>, <bibl>, <biblScope>, <bindingDesc>, <bloc>, <bracketSpan>, <byline>, <caption>, <captureMode>, <carrierForm>, <catchwords>, <collation>, <colophon>, <composer>, <condition>, <contentItem>, <context>, <contributor>, <corpName>, <corr>, <country>, <cpMark>, <creation>, <damage>, <date>, <decoDesc>, <decoNote>, <dedicatee>, <dedication>, <del>, <depth>, <desc>, <dim>, <dimensions>, <dir>, <distributor>, <district>, <dynam>, <edition>, <epigraph>, <exhibHist>, <expan>, <explicit>, <extent>, <f>, <famName>, <figDesc>, <fileChar>, <fing>, <foliation>, <foreName>, <funder>, <genName>, <genre>, <geogFeat>, <geogName>, <gliss>, <hand>, <harm>, <head>, <height>, <heraldry>, <identifier>, <imprimatur>, <imprint>, <inscription>, <l>, <label>, <labelAbbr>, <language>, <layout>, <layoutDesc>, <lem>, <li>, <librettist>, <line>, <locus>, <lyricist>, <mapping>, <metaMark>, <name>, <nameLink>, <num>, <octave>, <orig>, <ornam>, <otherChar>, <p>, <perfDuration>, <perfRes>, <periodName>, <persName>, <pgFoot>, <pgHead>, <physMedium>, <plateNum>, <playingSpeed>, <price>, <provenance>, <pubPlace>, <publisher>, <q>, <quote>, <rdg>, <recipient>, <ref>, <reg>, <region>, <rend>, <repeatMark>, <repository>, <resp>, <restore>, <role>, <roleDesc>, <roleName>, <rubric>, <scoreFormat>, <scriptDesc>, <scriptNote>, <seal>, <sealDesc>, <secFolio>, <seg>, <settlement>, <sic>, <signatures>, <signifLet>, <soundChan>, <speaker>, <specRepro>, <sponsor>, <stack>, <stageDir>, <stamp>, <street>, <styleName>, <supplied>, <supportDesc>, <syl>, <symbolDef>, <sysReq>, <td>, <tempo>, <term>, <textLang>, <th>, <title>, <titlePart>, <trackConfig>, <treatHist>, <treatSched>, <typeDesc>, <typeNote>, <unclear>, <useRestrict>, <width>
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<mapping>One or more characters which are related to the parent symbol in some respect, as specified by the type attribute.
<symbolDef>Declaration of an individual symbol in a symbolTable.
(MEI.shared) Groups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases. This class is equivalent to the model.textPhraseLike class without the pb element.
<acquisition>Records information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding institution.
<actor>Name of an actor appearing within a cast list.
<anchoredText>Container for text that is fixed to a particular page location, regardless of changes made to the layout of the measures around it.
<arranger>A person or organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains essentially unchanged.
<attacca>An instruction to begin the next section or movement of a composition without pause.
<author>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary work.
<biblScope>Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
<bindingDesc>Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
<bracketSpan>Marks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
<byline>Contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page.
<composer>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.
<contributor>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions to the intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do not suffice or do not apply.
<cpMark>A verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material written elsewhere.
<creation>Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative form, such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information may be captured within the history element.
<decoDesc>Contains a description of the decoration of an item.
<decoNote>Contains a description of one or more decorative features of an item.
<dedicatee>Entity to whom a creative work is formally offered.
<dedication>Contains a dedicatory statement.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<dim>Any single dimensional specification.
<dir>An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols, typically above, below, or between staves, but not on the staff — that is not encoded elsewhere in more specific elements, like <tempo>, <dynam> or <repeatMark>.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic access) to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<dynam>Indication of the volume of a note, phrase, or section of music.
<edition>A word or text phrase that indicates a difference in either content or form between the item being described and a related item previously issued by the same publisher/distributor (e.g., 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (e.g., large print edition, British edition, etc.).
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues, etc.
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<f>Single element of a figured bass indication.
<figDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
<fing>An individual finger in a fingering indication.
<funder>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders provide financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide intellectual support and authority.
<genre>Term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content.
<gliss>A continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually indicated by a straight or wavy line.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<harm>An indication of harmony, e.g., chord names, tablature grids, harmonic analysis, figured bass.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<label>A container for document text that identifies the feature to which it is attached. For a "tool tip" or other generated label, use the @label attribute.
<labelAbbr>A label on the pages following the first.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<layoutDesc>Collects layout descriptions.
<librettist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
<line>A visual line that cannot be represented by a more specific; i.e., semantic, element.
<lyricist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
<metaMark>A graphical or textual statement with additional / explanatory information about the musical text. The textual consequences of this intervention are encoded independently via other means; that is, with elements such as <add>, <del>, etc.
<octave>An indication that a passage should be performed one or more octaves above or below its written pitch.
<ornam>An element indicating an ornament that is not a mordent, turn, or trill.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<pgFoot>A running footer.
<pgHead>A running header.
<price>The cost of access to a bibliographic item.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<pubPlace>Name of the place where a bibliographic item was published.
<publisher>Name of the organization responsible for the publication of a bibliographic item.
<recipient>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) receiving correspondence.
<repeatMark> An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols – segno and coda – typically above, below, or between staves, but not on the staff.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<role>Name of a dramatic role, as given in a cast list.
<roleDesc>Describes a character’s role in a drama.
<scriptDesc>Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an autographic item.
<seal>A single seal or similar attachment.
<sealDesc>Describes the seals or similar external attachments applied to an item.
<signifLet>Significantive letter(s).
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a dramatic text or fragment.
<sponsor>Names of sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their intellectual authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who provide the funding but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.
<stack>An inline table with a single column.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
<supportDesc>Groups elements describing the physical support material of an item.
<syl>Individual lyric syllable.
<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
<textLang>Identifies the languages and writing systems within the work described by a bibliographic description, not the language of the description.
<treatHist>A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
<treatSched>Scheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for an item.
<typeDesc>Contains a description of the typefaces or other aspects of the printing of a printed source.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a textual variant.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a textual or musical variant.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements in prose.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
(MEI.shared) Groups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or phrases.
<addName>Contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
<addrLine>Single line of a postal address.
<annot>Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an assertion.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or countries.
<caption>A label which accompanies an illustration or a table.
<contentItem>Contains a single entry within a content description element.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single entity.
<country>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than a bloc.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<district>Contains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward, or other administrative or geographic unit.
<famName>Contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or nick name.
<foreName>Contains a forename, given or baptismal name.
<genName>Contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical feature.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
<imprint>Information relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
<l>Contains a single line of text within a line group.
<li>Single item in a <list>.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<nameLink>Contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as part of it, such as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
<num>Numeric information in any form.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style period'.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
<q>Contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text using quotation marks or a similar method. Use <quote> for block-level quotations.
<ref>Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and sub-elements that describe the destination.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<rend>A formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text word or phrase.
<roleName>Contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a single geopolitical or administrative unit.
<street>full street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as the name of the street or route on which it is located.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as 'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
<td>Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that contains column or row heading information.
<th>Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as opposed to one containing data.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements which may appear as part of the paragraph content model. A paragraph may contain inline elements and all other block-level elements except itself.
<epigraph>Contains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
<imprimatur>Contains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required to appear on a title page or its verso.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
(MEI.shared) Provides a choice between structured and unstructured/mixed content.
<accMat>Holds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
<accessRestrict>Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of material.
<addDesc>Provides a description of significant additions found within an item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
<audience>Defines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group (e.g., children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or other categorization.
<captureMode>The means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
<carrierForm>The specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge, transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical components may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
<catchwords>Describes the system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up an item, typically by means of annotations at the foot of the page.
<collation>Records a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically arranged.
<colophon>Contains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason for production of the item.
<condition>The physical condition of an item, particularly any variances between the physical make-up of the item and that of other copies of the same item (e.g., missing pages or plates, brittleness, faded images, etc.).
<context>The historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the work was originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<explicit>Contains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text proper, exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
<fileChar>Standards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML, etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.), and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a codex.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms, etc.
<inscription>An inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item as a gift, and/or the author’s signature.
<layout>Describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling, pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
<otherChar>Any characteristic that serves to differentiate a work or expression from another.
<perfDuration>Used to express the duration of performance of printed or manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
<physMedium>Records the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and paper.
<plateNum>Designation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
<playingSpeed>Playing speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated to produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
<rubric>Contains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end of a text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some way set off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type of script, or some other such visual device.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score, full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<scriptNote>Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an autographic item.
<secFolio>Marks the word or words taken from a fixed point in a codex (typically the beginning of the second leaf) in order to provide a unique identifier for the item.
<signatures>Provides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system, etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<stamp>Contains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness, validity, etc.
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<trackConfig>Number of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight track, twelve track).
<typeNote>Describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a printed resource.
<useRestrict>Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a bibliographic item after access has been granted.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of a bibliographic title.
<title>Title of a bibliographic entity.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
<attacca>An instruction to begin the next section or movement of a composition without pause.
<bracketSpan>Marks a sequence of notational events grouped by a bracket.
<gliss>A continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another, usually indicated by a straight or wavy line.
<octave>An indication that a passage should be performed one or more octaves above or below its written pitch.
<repeatMark> An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols – segno and coda – typically above, below, or between staves, but not on the staff.
Critical apparatus component declarations.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
Dramatic text component declarations.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<cpMark>A verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material written elsewhere.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<metaMark>A graphical or textual statement with additional / explanatory information about the musical text. The textual consequences of this intervention are encoded independently via other means; that is, with elements such as <add>, <del>, etc.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
Figures and tables component declarations.
<figDesc>Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
<td>Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that contains column or row heading information.
<th>Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as opposed to one containing data.
Fingering component declarations.
<fing>An individual finger in a fingering indication.
Harmony component declarations.
<f>Single element of a figured bass indication.
<harm>An indication of harmony, e.g., chord names, tablature grids, harmonic analysis, figured bass.
Metadata header component declarations.
<accessRestrict>Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of material.
<acquisition>Records information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding institution.
<audience>Defines the class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group (e.g., children, young adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or other categorization.
<byline>Contains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page.
<captureMode>The means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of a source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical etc.).
<carrierForm>The specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the source/manifestation belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge, transparency, etc.). The carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical components may include more than one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate sound disc carrying the sound track for a film, etc.).
<condition>The physical condition of an item, particularly any variances between the physical make-up of the item and that of other copies of the same item (e.g., missing pages or plates, brittleness, faded images, etc.).
<contentItem>Contains a single entry within a content description element.
<context>The historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the work was originally conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the expression was realized.
<dedication>Contains a dedicatory statement.
<exhibHist>A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues, etc.
<fileChar>Standards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML, etc.), physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.), and other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be processed.
<hand>Defines a distinct scribe or handwriting style.
<inscription>An inscription added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item as a gift, and/or the author’s signature.
<language>Description of a language used in the document.
<otherChar>Any characteristic that serves to differentiate a work or expression from another.
<perfDuration>Used to express the duration of performance of printed or manuscript music or the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
<perfRes>Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's voice range, or a standard performing ensemble designation.
<physMedium>Records the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and paper.
<plateNum>Designation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
<playingSpeed>Playing speed for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated to produce the sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
<price>The cost of access to a bibliographic item.
<provenance>The record of ownership or custodianship of an item.
<scoreFormat>Describes the type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score, full score, condensed score, close score, etc.).
<soundChan>Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a recording (monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
<specRepro>The equalization system, noise reduction system, etc. used in making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
<sysReq>System requirements for using the electronic item.
<trackConfig>Number of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight track, twelve track).
<treatHist>A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc.).
<treatSched>Scheduled treatment, e.g., de-acidification, restoration, etc., for an item.
<useRestrict>Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a bibliographic item after access has been granted.
Manuscript description component declarations.
<accMat>Holds a description of any additional material bound with an item, such as non-contemporaneous documents or fragments.
<addDesc>Provides a description of significant additions found within an item, such as marginalia or other annotations.
<bindingDesc>Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
<catchwords>Describes the system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up an item, typically by means of annotations at the foot of the page.
<collation>Records a description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically arranged.
<colophon>Contains a statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason for production of the item.
<decoDesc>Contains a description of the decoration of an item.
<decoNote>Contains a description of one or more decorative features of an item.
<explicit>Contains the explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text proper, exclusive of any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
<foliation>Describes the numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a codex.
<heraldry>Contains a heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms, etc.
<layout>Describes how text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling, pricking, or other evidence of page-preparation techniques.
<layoutDesc>Collects layout descriptions.
<locus>Defines a location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly discontinuous) sequence of folio references.
<rubric>Contains a string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end of a text division, often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some way set off from the text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type of script, or some other such visual device.
<scriptDesc>Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an autographic item.
<scriptNote>Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an autographic item.
<seal>A single seal or similar attachment.
<sealDesc>Describes the seals or similar external attachments applied to an item.
<secFolio>Marks the word or words taken from a fixed point in a codex (typically the beginning of the second leaf) in order to provide a unique identifier for the item.
<signatures>Provides a description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
<stamp>Contains a word or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness, validity, etc.
<supportDesc>Groups elements describing the physical support material of an item.
<typeDesc>Contains a description of the typefaces or other aspects of the printing of a printed source.
<typeNote>Describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a printed resource.
Names and dates component declarations.
<addName>Contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
<bloc>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or countries.
<corpName>Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single entity.
<country>Contains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than a bloc.
<district>Contains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward, or other administrative or geographic unit.
<famName>Contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or nick name.
<foreName>Contains a forename, given or baptismal name.
<genName>Contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
<geogFeat>Contains a common noun identifying a geographical feature.
<geogName>The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political jurisdiction.
<nameLink>Contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as part of it, such as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
<periodName>A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style period'.
<persName>Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
<region>Contains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
<roleName>Contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
<settlement>Contains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a single geopolitical or administrative unit.
<street>full street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as the name of the street or route on which it is located.
<styleName>A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as 'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
Neume repertoire component declarations.
<signifLet>Significantive letter(s).
Pointer and reference component declarations.
<ref>Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and sub-elements that describe the destination.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
<actor>Name of an actor appearing within a cast list.
<addrLine>Single line of a postal address.
<annot>Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an assertion.
<arranger>A person or organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains essentially unchanged.
<author>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary work.
<bibl>Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
<biblScope>Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a list of page numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
<caption>A label which accompanies an illustration or a table.
<composer>The name of the creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.
<contributor>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions to the intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do not suffice or do not apply.
<creation>Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative form, such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information may be captured within the history element.
<date>A string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
<dedicatee>Entity to whom a creative work is formally offered.
<depth>Description of a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
<desc>Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is attached, including its intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
<dim>Any single dimensional specification.
<dimensions>Information about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
<dir>An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols, typically above, below, or between staves, but not on the staff — that is not encoded elsewhere in more specific elements, like <tempo>, <dynam> or <repeatMark>.
<distributor>Person or agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic access) to a bibliographic entity may be obtained.
<dynam>Indication of the volume of a note, phrase, or section of music.
<edition>A word or text phrase that indicates a difference in either content or form between the item being described and a related item previously issued by the same publisher/distributor (e.g., 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (e.g., large print edition, British edition, etc.).
<extent>Used to express size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes, physical components, etc.
<funder>Names of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders provide financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide intellectual support and authority.
<genre>Term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content.
<head>Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a list.
<height>Description of the vertical size of an object.
<identifier>An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
<imprint>Information relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
<label>A container for document text that identifies the feature to which it is attached. For a "tool tip" or other generated label, use the @label attribute.
<labelAbbr>A label on the pages following the first.
<librettist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
<lyricist>Person or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
<name>Proper noun or noun phrase.
<num>Numeric information in any form.
<ornam>An element indicating an ornament that is not a mordent, turn, or trill.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<pgFoot>A running footer.
<pgHead>A running header.
<pubPlace>Name of the place where a bibliographic item was published.
<publisher>Name of the organization responsible for the publication of a bibliographic item.
<recipient>The name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) receiving correspondence.
<rend>A formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text word or phrase.
<repository>Institution, agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
<resp>A phrase describing the nature of intellectual responsibility.
<role>Name of a dramatic role, as given in a cast list.
<roleDesc>Describes a character’s role in a drama.
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a dramatic text or fragment.
<sponsor>Names of sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their intellectual authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who provide the funding but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.
<stack>An inline table with a single column.
<syl>Individual lyric syllable.
<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").
<term>Keyword or phrase which describes a resource.
<textLang>Identifies the languages and writing systems within the work described by a bibliographic description, not the language of the description.
<title>Title of a bibliographic entity.
<titlePart>Contains a subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
<width>Description of the horizontal size of an object.
Text component declarations.
<epigraph>Contains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
<imprimatur>Contains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required to appear on a title page or its verso.
<l>Contains a single line of text within a line group.
<li>Single item in a <list>.
<q>Contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text using quotation marks or a similar method. Use <quote> for block-level quotations.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
<seg>represents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
User-defined symbols component declarations.
<anchoredText>Container for text that is fixed to a particular page location, regardless of changes made to the layout of the measures around it.
<line>A visual line that cannot be represented by a more specific; i.e., semantic, element.
<mapping>One or more characters which are related to the parent symbol in some respect, as specified by the type attribute.
<symbolDef>Declaration of an individual symbol in a symbolTable.
May Contain
– (<symbol> may not have child elements)
Remarks

The starting point, e.g., "hotspot", of the symbol may be identified in absolute output coordinate terms using the @x and @y attributes or relative to another element using the @startid attribute. Attributes in the att.visualOffset class may be used to record horizontal, vertical, or time offsets from the absolute coordinates or from the location of the referenced element. The @altsym attribute must contain the id of a <symbolDef> element. The @scale attribute indicates that the printed output must be scaled by the specified percentage.

Constraints

In the symbolDef context, symbol must have either a startid attribute or x and y attributes.
In the symbolDef context, symbol must have one of the following attributes: altsym, glyph.name, or glyph.num.

Declaration
<elementSpec ident="symbol" module="MEI.shared">
<desc xml:lang="en">A reference to a previously defined symbol.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.symbol.anl"/>
<memberOf key="att.symbol.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.symbol.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.symbol.vis"/>
<memberOf key="model.textPhraseLike.limited"/>
</classes>
<content>
<empty/>
</content>
<constraintSpec ident="symbolDef_symbol_attributes_required" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:symbol[ancestor::mei:symbolDef]">
<sch:assert test="@startid or (@x and @y)">In the symbolDef context, symbol must have either a startid attribute or x and y attributes.</sch:assert>
<sch:assert test="@altsym or @glyph.name or @glyph.num">In the symbolDef context, symbol must have one of the following attributes: altsym, glyph.name, or glyph.num.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The starting point,
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>
, "hotspot", of the symbol may be identified in absolute output coordinate terms using the <att>x</att> and <att>y</att> attributes or relative to another element using the <att>startid</att> attribute. Attributes in the att.visualOffset class may be used to record horizontal, vertical, or time offsets from the absolute coordinates or from the location of the referenced element. The <att>altsym</att> attribute must contain the id of a <gi scheme="MEI">symbolDef</gi> element. The <att>scale</att> attribute indicates that the printed output must be scaled by the specified percentage.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev(#c952b38)