<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 7.2.5 Speech Contents]
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @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)) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.sourced (@ed) att.spanning (@spanTo) att.breaking (@break)
Used by
Contained by
analysis: cl m phr s span w
figures: cell figure table
linking: ab seg
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
textcrit: app lem rdg wit witDetail
verse: metSym rhyme
May containEmpty element
Declaration

<rng:element name="lb">
 <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:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.sourced.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.spanning.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.breaking.attributes"/>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element lb
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.sourced.attributes,
   att.spanning.attributes,
   att.breaking.attributes,
   empty
}
Example

This example shows 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

This example encodes typographical line breaks as a means of preserving the visual appearance of a title page. The break attribute is used to show that the line break does not (as elsewhere) mark the start of a new word.

<titlePart rend="italic">
 <lb/>L'auteur susdict supplie les Lecteurs
<lb/>benevoles, soy reserver à rire au
soi-<lb break="no"/>xante &amp; dixhuytiesme livre.

</titlePart>
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 line break in any respect. The more specialized attributes break and ed should be preferred when the intent is to indicate whether or not the line break is word-breaking, or to note the source from which it derives.