This topic contains a list of all OASIS DITA elements that are available in the
edition. It includes recommendations on how to present the element type to translators, whether
the element contents are likely to be suitable for translation, and whether the element has
attributes whose values are likely to be suitable for translation. Examples of content that is
not suitable for translation include code fragments and mailing addresses.
Since the distinction between block and inline elements is ultimately
controlled by the container of the element and the processing associated with it, the same
element might be a block in one context and an inline element
in another. Specializing document types might vary this
behavior according to the needs of the document type being created, and the distinctions given
below are provided only as a guide to known behavior with the base DITA document
types.
Notes on the tables below
- For specializations, the second column gives the ancestor element, and the third column
gives a quick yes/no guide to indicate whether all behavior is inherited. If something is
not inherited, the change will appear in bold.
- For any specialization not listed below, the suggested default is to fall back to the
closest listed ancestor.
- The block/inline presentation column indicates whether the element is formatted as a
single block.
- The block/inline translation column indicates whether the element represents a complete
translatable segment. For example, the element cmd is presented inline with other
elements, but represents a complete translation segment.
- Items marked as block*** are blocks on their own, but might appear in the middle of a segment. They should not break the flow of the
current segment. These are considered "subflow" elements for translation. We recommend
that, when possible, these elements should only be placed at sentence boundaries to aid in
translation.
- For all elements, the translate attribute will override the suggested default
translation setting. So, a translation setting of "yes" or "no" in the table below does
not guarantee that an element will always, or never, be translated.
- If an element has translatable attributes, they are listed in the last column. Note that
the spectitle and specentry attributes are described
with a footnote.
- The keyword element (as well as specializations of
keyword) is an inline, phrase-like element when it appears in
the body of a document. It can also appear in the
keywords element in topicmeta (for
maps) or in the prolog (for topic). When it appears in the
keywords element, each keyword
represents an individual segment, and is not part of a larger segment; in that location,
keyword can be considered a "subflow" element.
topic elements
Element name |
Specialized from |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
abstract |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
alt
5 |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
audience |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
author |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
body |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
bodydiv
(new in DITA 1.2) |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
boolean |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
n/a |
|
brand |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
category |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
cite |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
colspec |
N/A |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
component |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
copyrholder |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
copyright |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
copyryear |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
created |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
critdates |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
data |
N/A |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no (likely to change for some specializations) |
|
data-about |
N/A |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
dd |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
ddhd |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
desc
|
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
div
(new in DITA 1.3) |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
dl |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
dlentry |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
dlhead |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
draft-comment |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
no |
|
dt |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
dthd |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
entry |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
example |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
featnum |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
fig |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
figgroup |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
fn |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
foreign 7 |
N/A |
block3 |
block3 |
no4 |
|
image |
N/A |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
yes |
alt5 |
index-base |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
index-sort-as (new in DITA 1.2) |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
indexterm |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
indextermref |
N/A |
inline |
n/a |
n/a |
|
itemgroup |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
keyword |
N/A |
inline |
inline (except when within keywords – see note above the table) |
yes |
|
keywords |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
li |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
lines |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
link |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
linkinfo |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
linklist |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
linkpool |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
linktext |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
lq |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
reftitle |
metadata |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
navtitle |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
no-topic-nesting |
N/A |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
note |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
othertype, spectitle2 |
object |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
standby |
ol |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
othermeta |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
content |
p |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
param |
N/A |
block |
block |
n/a |
|
permissions |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
ph |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
platform |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
pre |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
prodinfo |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
prodname |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
prognum |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
prolog |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
publisher |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
q |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
related-links |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
required-cleanup |
N/A |
block***1 |
block |
no |
|
resourceid |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
revised |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
row |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
searchtitle |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
section |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
sectiondiv (new in DITA 1.2) |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
series |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
shortdesc |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
simpletable |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
sl |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
sli |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
source |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
state |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
value |
stentry |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
sthead |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
strow |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
table |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
tbody |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
term |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
text (new in DITA 1.2) |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
tgroup |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
thead |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
title |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
titlealts |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
tm |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
topic |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
ul |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
unknown (new in DITA 1.1) |
N/A |
block |
block |
no |
|
vrm |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
vrmlist |
N/A |
block (metadata) |
block |
yes |
|
xref |
N/A |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
map elements
As of DITA 1.2, the navtitle attribute is deprecated, for translation purposes, in favor
of the new navtitle element. The navtitle element is also available in topics,
and is included in the topic table above.
Element name |
Specialized from |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
anchor |
N/A |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
linktext |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
map |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
title 8
|
navref |
N/A |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
relcell |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
relcolspec |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
relheader |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
relrow |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reltable |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
searchtitle |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
shortdesc |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
topicmeta |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
|
topicref |
N/A |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
ux-window |
N/A |
N/A (empty) |
N/A (empty) |
no |
|
bookmap elements (new in DITA 1.1)
The bookmap specialization contains many phrase-based elements inside the bookmeta. These
are metadata, and should not be translated.
As of DITA 1.2, the navtitle attribute is deprecated, for translation purposes, in favor
of the new navtitle element.
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
abbrevlist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
amendments |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
appendix |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
approved |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
backmatter |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
bibliolist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
bookabstract |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
bookchangehistory |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookevent |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookeventtype |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookid |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
booklibrary |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
booklist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
booklists |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
bookmap |
map |
no |
block |
block |
yes |
removed title attribute |
bookmeta |
topicmeta |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
booknumber |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookowner |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookpartno |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookrestriction |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
bookrights |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
booktitle |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
booktitlealt |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
chapter |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
colophon |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
completed |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
copyrfirst |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
copyrlast |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
day |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
dedication |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
draftintro |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
edited |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
edition |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
figurelist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
frontmatter |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
glossarylist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
indexlist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
isbn |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
mainbooktitle |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
maintainer |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
month |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
notices |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
organization |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
part |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
person |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
preface |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
printlocation |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
published |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
publisherinformation |
publisher |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
publishtype |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
reviewed |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
revisionid |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
started |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
summary |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
tablelist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
tested |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
toc |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
trademarklist |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
volume |
data |
yes |
block |
block |
no |
|
year |
ph |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
concept elements
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
conbody |
body |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
conbodydiv (new in DITA 1.2) |
bodydiv |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
concept |
topic |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossentry elements (new in DITA 1.1)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
glossAbbreviation (new in DITA 1.2) |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossAcronym (new in DITA 1.2) |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossAlt (new in DITA 1.2) |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
glossAlternateFor (new in DITA 1.2) |
xref |
yes |
inline |
n/a (empty element) |
n/a |
|
glossbody (new in DITA 1.2) |
body, conbody |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossdef |
abstract |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossentry |
topic, concept |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossPartOfSpeech (new in DITA 1.2) |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
glossProperty (new in DITA 1.2) |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
glossScopeNote (new in DITA 1.2) |
note |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
othertype |
glossShortForm (new in DITA 1.2) |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossStatus (new in DITA 1.2) |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
glossSurfaceForm (new in DITA 1.2) |
p |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossSymbol (new in DITA 1.2) |
image |
yes |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
yes |
removes alt |
glossSynonym (new in DITA 1.2) |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossterm (new in DITA 1.2) |
title |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossUsage (new in DITA 1.2) |
note |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
othertype (removes spectitle) |
reference elements
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
propdesc |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
propdeschd |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
properties |
simpletable |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
property |
strow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
prophead |
sthead |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
proptype |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
proptypehd |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
propvalue |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
propvaluehd |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
refbody |
body |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
refbodydiv (new in DITA 1.2) |
bodydiv |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reference |
topic |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
refsyn |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
task elements
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
chdesc |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
chdeschd |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
chhead |
sthead |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
choice |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
choices |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
choicetable |
simpletable |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
choption |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
choptionhd |
stentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
chrow |
strow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
cmd |
ph |
NO |
inline |
block |
yes |
|
context |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
info |
itemgroup |
NO |
inline |
block |
yes |
|
postreq |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
prereq |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
result |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
step |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
stepresult |
itemgroup |
NO |
inline |
block |
yes |
|
steps |
ol |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
steps-informal (new in DITA 1.2) |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
steps-unordered |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
stepsection (new in DITA 1.2) |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
steptroubleshooting
(new in DITA 1.3) |
itemgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
stepxmp |
itemgroup |
NO |
inline |
block |
yes |
|
substep |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
substeps |
ol |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
task |
topic |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
taskbody |
body |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
tasktroubleshooting |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
tutorialinfo |
itemgroup |
NO |
inline |
block |
yes |
|
troubleshooting elements (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
cause |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
condition |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
remedy |
section |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
specentry2 |
responsibleParty |
p |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
troublebody |
body |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
troubleshooting |
topic |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
troubleSolution |
bodydiv |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
hi-d elements (highlight domain)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
b |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
line-through (new in DITA 1.3) |
|
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
i |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
overline
(new in DITA 1.3) |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
sub |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
sup |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
tt |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
u |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
indexing-d elements (indexing domain) (new in DITA 1.1)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
index-see |
index-base |
yes |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
index-see-also |
index-base |
yes |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
index-sort-as |
index-base |
yes |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
pr-d elements (programming domain)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
apiname |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
codeblock |
pre |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
codeph |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
coderef (new in DITA 1.2) |
xref |
yes |
inline |
N/A (empty element) |
N/A |
|
delim |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
fragment |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
fragref |
xref |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
groupchoice |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
groupcomp |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
groupseq |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
kwd |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
oper |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
option |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
parml |
dl |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
parmname |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
pd |
dd |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
plentry |
dlentry |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
pt |
dt |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
repsep |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
sep |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
synblk |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
synnote |
fn |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
synnoteref |
xref |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
synph |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
syntaxdiagram |
fig |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes spectitle |
var |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
sw-d elements (software domain)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
cmdname |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
filepath |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
msgblock |
pre |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
msgnum |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
msgph |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
systemoutput |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
userinput |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
varname |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
ui-d elements (UI domain)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
menucascade |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
screen |
pre |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
shortcut |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
uicontrol |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
wintitle |
keyword |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
ut-d elements (Utilities domain)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
area |
figgroup |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
coords |
ph |
NO |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
imagemap |
fig |
yes |
block |
block |
yes (can contain translatable alternate text) |
spectitle2 |
shape |
keyword |
NO |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
sort-as
(new in DITA 1.3) |
data |
NO |
block***1 |
block |
yes |
|
mapgroup-d elements (mapgroup domain)
As of DITA 1.2, the navtitle attribute is deprecated, for translation purposes, in favor
of the new navtitle element.
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
anchorref (new in DITA 1.2) |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
keydef (new in DITA 1.2) |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
mapref (new in DITA 1.2) |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicgroup |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topichead |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicset (new in DITA 1.2) |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicsetref (new in DITA 1.2) |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
ditavalref-d elements (ditavalref domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
The navtitle attribute is deprecated, for translation purposes, in favor
of the navtitle element.
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
ditavalmeta
|
topicmeta |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
ditavalref
|
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
dvrKeyscopePrefix
|
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
dvrKeyscopeSuffix
|
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
dvrResourcePrefix
|
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
dvrResourceSuffix
|
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
xnal-d elements (XNAL domain) (new in DITA 1.1)
The XNAL information is all metadata, so it generally does not need to be translated.
Exceptions might be needed when selections from this metadata
are used for display purposes. The standard behavior might
need to change based on local business rules. For example, in some cases it might be appropriate to translate the honorific, country, or
organizationname elements.
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
addressdetails |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
administrativearea |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
authorinformation |
author |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
contactnumber |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
contactnumbers |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
country |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
emailaddress |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
emailaddresses |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
firstname |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
generationidentifier |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
honorific |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
lastname |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
locality |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
localityname |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
middlename |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
namedetails |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
organizationinfo |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
organizationname |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
organizationnamedetails |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
otherinfo |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
personinfo |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
personname |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
postalcode |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
thoroughfare |
ph |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
url |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
urls |
data |
no |
block |
block |
no |
|
Delayed Conref Resolution domain elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
anchorid |
keyword |
no |
N/A (metadata) |
n/a |
no |
|
anchorkey |
keyword |
no |
N/A (metadata) |
n/a |
no |
|
exportanchors |
keywords |
no |
N/A (metadata) |
n/a |
no |
|
Hazard Statement Domain (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
consequence |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
hazardstatement |
note |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
othertype, spectitle2 |
hazardsymbol |
image |
yes |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
block when placement= break, otherwise inline |
yes |
removes alt |
howtoavoid |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
messagepanel |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
typeofhazard |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossgroup elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
glossgroup |
topic |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
glossref domain elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
glossref |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
abbreviated-form domain elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
abbreviated-form |
term |
yes |
inline |
N/A empty element |
N/A |
|
task requirements domain (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
closereqs |
section, postreq |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
esttime |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
noconds |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
nosafety |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
nospares |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
nosupeq |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
nosupply |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
perscat |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
perskill |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
personnel |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
prelreqs |
section, prereq |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reqcond |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reqconds |
ol |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reqcontp |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
reqpers |
ol |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
safecond |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
safety |
ol |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
spare |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
spares |
p |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
sparesli |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
supeqli |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
supequi |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
supequip |
p |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
supplies |
p |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
supply |
li |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
supplyli |
ul |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
spectitle2 |
markup-d elements (markup domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
markupname |
keyword |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
xml-d elements (markup domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
numcharref |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
parameterentity |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
textentity |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
xmlatt |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
xmlelement |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
xmlnsname |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
xmlpi |
keyword, markupname |
no |
inline |
inline |
no |
|
relmgmt-d elements (release management domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
change-historylist |
metadata |
NO |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-completed |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-item |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-person |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-organization |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-revisionid |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-request-reference |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-request-system |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-request-id |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-started |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
change-summary |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
N/A |
no |
|
equation-d elements (equation domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
equation-inline |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
equation-block |
div |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
equation-number |
ph |
yes |
inline |
inline |
yes |
|
equation-figure |
fig |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
mathml-d elements (MathML domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
mathml |
foreign |
yes |
Variable: depends on math content |
Depends on math content |
Follow rules established for MathML standard |
|
mathmlref |
xref |
yes |
inline |
N/A (empty) |
no (empty) |
|
svg-d elements (SVG domain) (new in DITA 1.3)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
svg-container |
foreign |
yes |
Variable: depends on SVG content |
Depends on SVG content |
Follow rules established for SVG standard |
|
svgref |
xref |
yes |
inline |
N/A (empty) |
no (empty) |
|
classification domain elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
subjectCell |
relcell |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subjectref |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicapply |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicCell |
relcell |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
topicsubject |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
topicSubjectHeader |
relrow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
topicSubjectRow |
relrow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
topicSubjectTable |
reltable |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subject scheme elements (new in DITA 1.2)
Element name |
Specialized from |
Inherits everything from ancestor? |
Block/Inline (presentation) |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
Translatable attributes? |
attributedef |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata |
block |
no |
|
defaultSubject |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
elementdef |
data |
yes |
N/A (metadata) |
block |
no |
|
enumerationdef |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
hasInstance |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
hasKind |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
hasNarrower |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
hasPart |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
hasRelated |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
relatedSubjects |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
subjectdef |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
subjectHead |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
subjectHeadMeta |
topicmeta |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
schemeref |
topicref |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
navtitle |
subjectRel |
relrow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subjectRelHeader |
relrow |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subjectRelTable |
reltable |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subjectRole |
relcell |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
|
subjectScheme |
map |
yes |
block |
block |
yes |
removes title |
DITAVAL elements
The DITAVAL elements are not specialized, and are not rendered on their own, so related
columns are dropped from this table. There are no translatable attributes in the DITAVAL
element set.
As of DITA 1.2, the only element that directly contains text for translation is
alt-text.
Element name |
Block/Inline (translation) |
Translatable content? |
alt-text |
block |
yes |
endflag |
block |
yes (inside nested elements) |
prop |
block |
yes (inside nested elements) |
revprop |
block |
yes (inside nested elements) |
startflag |
block |
yes (inside nested elements) |
style-conflict |
block |
N/A (empty element) |
val |
block |
yes (inside nested elements) |
1 This element is considered a "subflow" element for
translation. If it is located in the middle of a translation segment, it should not be
translated as part of that segment. For example,
indexterm,
fn, and
draft-comment
might divide a sentence in two, but should be treated as
blocks, and should not interrupt the sentence.