<cb>

<cb> (column break) marks the boundary between one column of a text and the next in a standard reference system. 3.10.3 Milestone Elements
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesIn addition to global attributes
ed(edition) indicates the edition or version in which the column break is located at this point
Status Recommended
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.code"/>
data.code
Values Any string of characters; usually a siglum conventionally used for the edition.
Used by model.milestoneLike
May containEmpty element
Declaration

<rng:element name="cb">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:optional>
 <rng:attribute name="ed">
  <rng:ref name="data.code"/>
 </rng:attribute>
</rng:optional>
<rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element cb { att.global.attributes, attribute ed { data.code }?, empty }
Example

Markup of an early English dictionary printed in two columns:

<pb/>
<cb n="1"/>
<entryFree>
 <form>Well</form>, <sense>a Pit to hold Spring-Water</sense>:
<sense>In the Art of <hi rend="italic">War</hi>, a Depth the Miner
   sinks into the Ground, to find out and disappoint the Enemies Mines,
   or to prepare one</sense>.
</entryFree>
<entryFree>To <form>Welter</form>, <sense>to wallow</sense>, or
<sense>lie groveling</sense>.</entryFree>
<!-- remainder of column -->
<cb n="2"/>
<entryFree>
 <form>Wey</form>, <sense>the greatest Measure for dry Things,
   containing five Chaldron</sense>.
</entryFree>
<entryFree>
 <form>Whale</form>, <sense>the greatest of
   Sea-Fishes</sense>.
</entryFree>
Note
On this element, the global n attribute indicates the number or other value associated with the column which follows the point of insertion of this cb element. Encoders should adopt a clear and consistent policy as to whether the numbers associated with column breaks relate to the physical sequence number of the column in the whole text, or whether columns are numbered within the page. By convention, the cb element is placed at the head of the column to which it refers.