<ab>

<ab> (anonymous block) contains any component-level unit of text, acting as a container for phrase or inter level elements analogous to, but without the same constraints as, a paragraph. [16.3. Blocks, Segments, and Anchors]

Module	linking
Attributes	att.global xml:id n xml:lang lim.att.global.fragmentable part att.global.rendition rendition att.global.source source att.typed type att.written hand
Member of	macro.abContent model.pLike
Contained by	core: item note q quote corpus: setting figures: cell figure header: abstract change correspAction correspContext correspDesc encodingDesc handNote prefixDef projectDesc publicationStmt sourceDesc lim: NB compliment enclosure request linking: ab msdescription: additional custodialHist history msContents msDesc msItem msPart objectDesc origin physDesc summary supportDesc surrogates namesdates: langKnowledge occupation textstructure: body div epigraph front postscript
May contain	analysis: pc w core: abbr add bibl biblStruct choice cit date del desc ellipsis emph foreign gap gloss graphic hi l label lb lg list listBibl mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num orig pb ptr q quote ref reg rs sic term time title unclear figures: figure table gaiji: g header: idno lim: noteMarker rule linking: ab linkGrp msdescription: locusGrp msDesc namesdates: addName affiliation forename genName geo listObject listOrg listPerson listPlace location nameLink objectName orgName persName placeName roleName settlement surname transcr: damage fw handShift subst supplied character data
Note	The ab element may be used at the encoder's discretion to mark any component-level elements in a text for which no other more specific appropriate markup is defined. Unlike paragraphs, ab may nest and may use the type and subtype attributes.
Examples	<div type="book" n="Genesis"> <div type="chapter" n="1"> <ab>In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.</ab> <ab>And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.</ab> <ab>And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.</ab> <!-- ... --> </div> </div>
Schematron	<sch:report test="(ancestor::tei:l or ancestor::tei:lg) and not( ancestor::tei:floatingText \|parent::tei:figure \|parent::tei:note )">Abstract model violation: Lines may not contain higher-level divisions such as p or ab, unless ab is a child of figure or note, or is a descendant of floatingText.</sch:report>
Source	Github <elementSpec module="linking" ident="ab"> <gloss>anonymous block</gloss> <desc>contains any component-level unit of text, acting as a container for phrase or inter level elements analogous to, but without the same constraints as, a paragraph.</desc> <classes> <memberOf key="att.global"/> <memberOf key="model.pLike"/> <memberOf key="att.typed"/> <memberOf key="att.written"/> </classes> <content> <macroRef key="macro.abContent"/> </content> </elementSpec>