<lb>

<lb> (line break) marks the start of a new (typographic) line in some edition or version of a text. 3.10.3 Milestone Elements 7.2.4 Speech Contents
Module core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
In addition to global attributes att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.sourced (@ed)
Used by
model.milestoneLike
May contain Empty element
Declaration 

<rng:element name="lb">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.sourced.attributes"/>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element lb
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.sourced.attributes,
   empty
}
Example

Indicating typographical line breaks within metrical lines, where they occur at different places in different editions:

<l>Of Mans First Disobedience,<lb ed="1674"/> and<lb ed="1667"/> the Fruit</l>
<l>Of that Forbidden Tree, whose<lb ed="1667 1674"/> mortal tast</l>
<l>Brought Death into the World,<lb ed="1667"/> and all<lb ed="1674"/> our woe,</l>
Example

Indicating line structure of title page, display text, etc.:

<docTitle>
 <titlePart type="main">
  <lb/>THE <lb/>Pilgrim's Progress <lb/>FROM <lb/>THIS WORLD, <lb/>TO
 <lb/>That which is to come: </titlePart>
<!-- etc. -->
</docTitle>
Note
By convention, lb elements should appear at the point in the text where a new line starts. The n attribute, if used, indicates the number or other value associated with the text between this point and the next lb element, typically the sequence number of the line within the page, or other appropriate unit. This element is intended to be used for marking actual line breaks on a manuscript or printed page, at the point where they occur; it should not be used to tag structural units such as lines of verse (for which the l element is available) except in circumstances where structural units cannot otherwise be marked.
The type attribute may be used to characterize the linebreak in any respect, for example as word-breaking or not.