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(#PCDATA | FootnoteRef | XRef | Abbrev | Acronym | Citation | CiteRefEntry | CiteTitle | Emphasis | FirstTerm | ForeignPhrase | GlossTerm | Footnote | Phrase | Quote | Trademark | WordAsWord | Link | OLink | ULink | Action | Application | ClassName | Command | ComputerOutput | Database | Email | EnVar | ErrorCode | ErrorName | ErrorType | Filename | Function | GUIButton | GUIIcon | GUILabel | GUIMenu | GUIMenuItem | GUISubmenu | Hardware | Interface | InterfaceDefinition | KeyCap | KeyCode | KeyCombo | KeySym | Literal | Markup | MediaLabel | MenuChoice | MouseButton | MsgText | Option | Optional | Parameter | Prompt | Property | Replaceable | ReturnValue | SGMLTag | StructField | StructName | Symbol | SystemItem | Token | Type | UserInput | Anchor | Author | AuthorInitials | CorpAuthor | ModeSpec | OtherCredit | ProductName | ProductNumber | RevHistory | Comment | Subscript | Superscript | InlineGraphic | InlineEquation | Synopsis | CmdSynopsis | FuncSynopsis)+
Description
Emphasis marks off text traditionally presented in italics or boldface. It contains plain text and has common attributes.
Parents
These elements contain Emphasis: Abbrev, Ackno, Acronym, Application, ArtPageNums, Attribution, AuthorInitials, BiblioMisc, BridgeHead, Citation, CiteTitle, City, CollabName, Comment, ConfDates, ConfNum, ConfSponsor, ConfTitle, ContractNum, ContractSponsor, Contrib, CorpAuthor, CorpName, Country, Date, Edition, Email, Emphasis, Fax, FirstName, FirstTerm, ForeignPhrase, GlossSee, GlossSeeAlso, GlossTerm, Holder, Honorific, ISBN, ISSN, InvPartNumber, IssueNum, JobTitle, LineAnnotation, Lineage, Link, LiteralLayout, LoTentry, ManVolNum, Member, ModeSpec, MsgAud, OLink, OrgDiv, OrgName, OtherAddr, OtherName, POB, PageNums, Para, Phone, Phrase, Postcode, Primary, PrimaryIE, ProductName, ProductNumber, ProgramListing, PubDate, PublisherName, PubsNumber, Quote, RefEntryTitle, RefMiscInfo, RefPurpose, ReleaseInfo, RevNumber, RevRemark, Screen, ScreenInfo, Secondary, SecondaryIE, See, SeeAlso, SeeAlsoIE, SeeIE, Seg, SegTitle, SeriesVolNums, ShortAffil, SimPara, State, Street, Subscript, Subtitle, Superscript, Surname, Synopsis, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, Trademark, ULink, VolumeNum, WordAsWord, Year, entry.
Children
Emphasis contains these elements: Abbrev, Acronym, Action, Anchor, Application, Author, AuthorInitials, Citation, CiteRefEntry, CiteTitle, ClassName, CmdSynopsis, Command, Comment, ComputerOutput, CorpAuthor, Database, Email, Emphasis, EnVar, ErrorCode, ErrorName, ErrorType, Filename, FirstTerm, Footnote, FootnoteRef, ForeignPhrase, FuncSynopsis, Function, GUIButton, GUIIcon, GUILabel, GUIMenu, GUIMenuItem, GUISubmenu, GlossTerm, Hardware, InlineEquation, InlineGraphic, Interface, InterfaceDefinition, KeyCap, KeyCode, KeyCombo, KeySym, Link, Literal, Markup, MediaLabel, MenuChoice, ModeSpec, MouseButton, MsgText, OLink, Option, Optional, OtherCredit, #PCDATA, Parameter, Phrase, ProductName, ProductNumber, Prompt, Property, Quote, Replaceable, ReturnValue, RevHistory, SGMLTag, StructField, StructName, Subscript, Superscript, Symbol, Synopsis, SystemItem, Token, Trademark, Type, ULink, UserInput, WordAsWord, XRef.
In some contexts, some of these elements may be invalid due to exclusions in parent elements.
Examples
<PARA> Emphasis is <EMPHASIS>not</EMPHASIS> best thought of as as way to change font; it should be used for logical emphasis. To emphasize words for other reasons you may prefer to find the right inline element in Docbook. If you cannot find appropriate markup for words related to computer documentation, don't be shy, <EMPHASIS>send email to the maintainers or write to the <LITERAL>davenport@online.ora.com</LITERAL> list</EMPHASIS>. </PARA>