The following elements can be used to mark a word or a selection of words. These elements are formatted inline.
Table 3. Programming related elements
| Element | Comments |
|---|---|
| <classname> | Name of a class, in the object-oriented sense. |
| <constant> | A programming or system constant |
| <envar> | A software environment variable |
| <errorcode> | A numeric or symbolic error code |
| <errorname> | An error message |
| <errortype> | The classification of an error message (recoverable, fatal, warning, etc.) |
| <function> | The name of a function or subroutine |
| <literal> | Inline text that is some literal value |
| <returnvalue> | The value returned by a function |
| <structfield> | A field in a structure |
| <structname> | The name of a structure |
| <symbol> | A name that is replaced by a value before processing |
| <type> | The classification or type of a value |
| <varname> | The name of a variable |
Table 4. Command line related elements
| Element | Comments |
|---|---|
| <command> | The name of an executable program or other software command |
| <computeroutput> | Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer |
| <constant> | A programming or system constant |
| <envar> | A software environment variable |
| <errorcode> | A numeric or symbolic error code |
| <errorname> | An error message |
| <errortype> | The classification of an error message (recoverable, fatal, warning, etc.) |
| <filename> | The name of a file |
| <filename class="directory"> | The name of a directory |
| <filename class="symlink"> | The name of a symbolic link |
| <literal> | Inline text that is some literal value |
| <option> | An option for a software command |
| <prompt> | A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display |
| <returnvalue> | The value returned by a function or command |
| <userinput> | Data entered by the user |
Table 5. Other computer related elements
| Element | Comments |
|---|---|
| <action> | A response to the user event |
| <application> | The name of a software program |
| <database> | The name of a database, or part of a database (field, etc.) |
| <hardware> | A physical part of a computer system (SCSI controller, etc.) |
| <sgmltag> | A component of SGML markup |
| <token> | A unit of information (usually result of lexical analysis) |
Table 6. Text related elements
| Element | Comments |
|---|---|
| <abbrev> | An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period |
| <acronym> | An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase |
| <emphasis> | Emphasized text |
| <firstterm> | The first occurence of a term |
| <foreignphrase> | A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document |
| <literal> | Inline text that is some literal value |
| <phrase> | A span of text. No specific semantic. Used to select some words and provide them an ID or other attribute |
| <productname> | The formal name of a product |
| <quote> | An inline quotation |
| <subscript> | A subscript, as in H2O |
| <superscript> | A superscript, as in x2 |
| <trademark> | A trademark |
| <wordasword> | A word meant specifically as word and not representing anything else |