Table 223 – XHTML elements used in rich text strings

element

Description

<body>

The element at the root of the XML document. Ta b l e 224 lists the required attributes for this element.

<p>

Encloses text that shall be interpreted as a paragraph. It may take the style attributes listed in Table 225 .

<i>

Encloses text that shall be displayed in an italic font.

<b>

Encloses text that shall be displayed in a bold font.

<span>

Groups text solely for the purpose of applying styles (using the attributes in Table 225 ).