Document Structure

A USFM or USX document consists of valid elements for Scripture or Peripheral content organized within a sequence of divisions.

Scripture

[Scripture]

  • USFM

  • USX

id rail
id usx

Book Identification

[BookIdentification]

  • Document Structure > id, usfm


Book Headers

[BookHeaders]

  • USFM

  • USX

bkhdrs rail
bkhdrs usx

An optional collection of one or more paragraph elements for book name and abbreviation texts.


Book Titles

[BookTitles]

  • USFM

  • USX

bktitles rail
bktitles usx

Book Introduction

[BookIntroduction]

  • USFM

  • USX

bkintro rail
bkintro usx

Book Introduction End Titles

[BookIntroductionEndTitles]

  • USFM

  • USX

bkintroend rail
bkintroend usx

Book Chapter Label

[BookChapterLabel]

  • An optional paragraph element used for providing a chapter heading text which may be applied when formatting all chapters as headings.

    • Paragraphs > Identification > cl


Chapter Content

[ChapterContent]

  • USFM

  • USX

chaptercontent rail
chaptercontent usx

Peripheral

[Peripheral]

See the documentation section on peripherals for more detail on the strategy for marking project peripheral contents.


Peripheral Book (Standalone)

[PeripheralBook]


Peripheral Divided Book

[PeripheralDividedBook]

Peripheral Division

[PeripheralDivision]

  • USFM

  • USX

periph rail
periph usx

Peripheral Content

[PeripheralContent]

  • USFM

  • USX

chaptercontent rail
chaptercontent usx