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The <words> element

Parent element: <direction-type>

The words element specifies a standard text direction. The enclosure is none if not specified. The language is Italian (“it”) if not specified. Left justification is used if not specified.

Content

xs:string

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
color color No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
dir text-direction No
enclosure enclosure-shape No
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
halign left-center-right No
id xs:ID No
justify left-center-right No
letter-spacing number-or-normal No
line-height number-or-normal No
line-through number-of-lines No
overline number-of-lines No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No
rotation rotation-degrees No
underline number-of-lines No
valign valign No
xml:lang No
xml:space No

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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