<gap>

<gap> (gap) indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible. [3.5.3 Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
Module core — Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Attributes
reason⚓︎ (reason) gives the reason for omission
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of teidata.enumerated separated by whitespace
Suggested values include:
cancelled
(cancelled)
deleted
(deleted)
editorial
(editorial) for features omitted from transcription due to editorial policy
illegible
(illegible)
inaudible
(inaudible)
irrelevant
(irrelevant)
sampling
(sampling)
agent⚓︎ (agent) in the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Sample values include:
rubbing
(rubbing) damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew
(mildew) damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke
(smoke) damage results from smoke
Member of
Contained by
analysis: cl m phr s span w
figures: cell figure table
linking: ab seg
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: eg valDesc
textcrit: lem rdg wit witDetail
verse: metSym rhyme
May contain
core: desc
Note

The gap, unclear, and del core tag elements may be closely allied in use with the damage and supplied elements, available when using the additional tagset for transcription of primary sources. See section 11.3.3.2 Use of the gap, del, damage, unclear, and supplied Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.

The gap tag simply signals the editors decision to omit or inability to transcribe a span of text. Other information, such as the interpretation that text was deliberately erased or covered, should be indicated using the relevant tags, such as del in the case of deliberate deletion.

Example
<gap quantity="4unit="chars"
 reason="illegible"/>
Example
<gap quantity="1unit="essay"
 reason="sampling"/>
Example
<del>
 <gap atLeast="4atMost="8unit="chars"
  reason="illegible"/>

</del>
Example
<gap extent="several linesreason="lost"/>
Content model
<content>
 <alternate minOccurs="0"
  maxOccurs="unbounded">

  <classRef key="model.descLike"/>
  <classRef key="model.certLike"/>
 </alternate>
</content>
Schema Declaration
<rng:element name="gap">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.timed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.editLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.dimensions.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="reason">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:choice>
      <rng:value>cancelled</rng:value>
      <rng:value>deleted</rng:value>
      <rng:value>editorial</rng:value>
      <rng:value>illegible</rng:value>
      <rng:value>inaudible</rng:value>
      <rng:value>irrelevant</rng:value>
      <rng:value>sampling</rng:value>
      <rng:ref name="teidata.enumerated"/>
     </rng:choice>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="agent">
   <rng:ref name="teidata.enumerated"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:ref name="model.descLike"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.certLike"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element gap
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.timed.attributes,
   att.duration.w3c.attributes,
   att.duration.iso.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   att.dimensions.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   attribute reason
   {
      list
      {
         (
            "cancelled"
          | "deleted"
          | "editorial"
          | "illegible"
          | "inaudible"
          | "irrelevant"
          | "sampling"
          | teidata.enumerated
         )+
      }
   }?,
   attribute agent { teidata.enumerated }?,
   ( model.descLike | model.certLike )*
}