<profileDesc>

<profileDesc> (텍스트-개요 기술) 분명하게 언어와 특수 언어가 사용된 텍스트, 텍스트가 생산된 상황, 참여자, 배경에 관한 비서지적 측면을 상세히 기술한다. [2.4 The Profile Description 2.1.1 The TEI Header and its Components]
모듈header — 2 The TEI Header
속성att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change))
에 의해 사용된
model.teiHeaderPart
에 의해 포함된
header: teiHeader
포함할 수 있다
corpus: particDesc settingDesc textDesc
header: calendarDesc creation langUsage textClass
transcr: handNotes listTranspose
선언

<rng:element name="profileDesc">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="model.profileDescPart"/>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element profileDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   ( model.profileDescPart* )
}
예
<profileDesc>
 <langUsage>
  <language ident="fr">French</language>
 </langUsage>
 <textDesc n="novel">
  <channel mode="w">print; part issues</channel>
  <constitution type="single"/>
  <derivation type="original"/>
  <domain type="art"/>
  <factuality type="fiction"/>
  <interaction type="none"/>
  <preparedness type="prepared"/>
  <purpose type="entertain" degree="high"/>
  <purpose type="inform" degree="medium"/>
 </textDesc>
 <settingDesc>
  <setting>
   <name>Paris, France</name>
   <time>Late 19th century</time>
  </setting>
 </settingDesc>
</profileDesc>