markup
markup — A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally.
Synopsis
markup ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Attributes
Description
A markup element contains a string of
formatting markup that is to be represented literally in the text. The
utility of this element is almost wholly constrained to books about
document formatting tools.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element occurs in 54 elements.
Children
This element contains 29 elements.
See Also
computeroutput, constant, literal, option, optional, parameter, prompt, replaceable, tag, userinput, varname
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example markup</title> <para>A presentation system using TeX as a back end might allow you to insert inline markup, such as <markup role="tex">$x^2$</markup>, using TeX syntax directly. </para> </article>
A presentation system using TeX as a back end might allow you to insert inline markup, such as $x^2$, using TeX syntax directly.