D – L

date

Date of publication
Parent elements head
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

dd

Definition of an item in a definition list
Parent elements dl
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

dl

A glossary list
Parent elements Any element that may contain block elements
Child elements dt, dd

dt

Item in a glossary list
Parent elements dl
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

entity

Access a predefined entity without including the DTD
Parent elements Any element that may contain formatted text
Child elements None
Attribute Value Meaning
name #CDATA Name of the predefined entity to be substituted

equation

Mathematic equation set as block element
Parent elements Any element that may contain block elements
Child elements label?, m
Attribute Value Meaning
number yes | no Toggles whether the equation should be numbered. You must enable this if you want to label the equation.

figure

Place a picture as block- or inline-element
Parent elements All elements that may contain block elements and p
Child elements (caption, label?)?, img
Attribute Value Meaning
align left | center | right Controls the horizontal alignment of the figure. If the figure is set as an inline element in a paragraph, only left and right are allowed.
float yes | no Decide if figure should float. If yes, LATEX will try to automatically find a good spot in the text to place it.

footnote

Places a footnote
Parent elements Any element that may contain formatted text
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

glossary

Glossary section
Parent elements article, book, report
Child elements dl

i

Sets text in italic letters
Parent elements Any element that may contain formatted text
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

img

Include a bitmap graphic
Parent elements figure
Child elements None
Attribute Value Meaning
print-width #CDATA Width as the percentage of the overall width of the text body in printed documents. This may also be an absolute value in centimeters (cm) or points (pt).
screen-width #CDATA Width in pixels (px) or percentage (%) of the overall page width in screen documents
src #CDATA Location of the bitmap on the harddisk

label

Place a label for cross-references
Parent elements Any element that may contain formatted text
Child elements None
Attribute Value Meaning
name #CDATA Unique name among all labels and counters in the document

large

Set text in large letters
Parent elements Any element that may contain formatted text
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

li

List item in ordered and unordered lists
Parent elements ul, ol
Child elements (#PCDATA | %inline-elements;)*

listing

A program listing
Parent elements Any element that may contain block elements
Child elements code