Placeholder of the Author

An empty space in the continuous text, which has been left by the author for later additions, is represented by the <space> element. The attributes @unit (unit in which the scope is specified) and @quantity (scope of the empty space) are available to specify the exact extent of the empty space. The @unit attribute can have the following values:

@unit-Value Meaning
chars characters
words words, i. e. tokens
lines lines
pages pages

The content of the @quantity attribute is always a number.