| ## Text Encoding Initiative
### The XML Version of the TEI Guidelines # <wit>

`<wit>` | contains a list of one or more sigla of witnesses attesting a given reading, in a textual variation.
Attributes | Global attributes only
Example |
    <rdg wit="El Hg">Experience</rdg>
    <wit>El Hg</wit>
Note | This element duplicates the information present in the `wit` attribute of the reading; it may be used to record the exact form of the sigla given in the source edition, when that is of interest.
Module | Declared in file teitc2; Additional tag set for Textual Criticism: enabled by TEI.textcrit
Data Description | May contain anything that can appear within a paragraph.
May contain | #PCDATA abbr add addSpan address alt altGrp anchor app bibl biblFull biblStruct c caesura camera caption castList cb certainty cit cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del delSpan distinct emph expan fLib figure foreign formula fs fsLib fvLib fw gap geogName gloss handShift hi index interp interpGrp join joinGrp label lang lb link linkGrp list listBibl m measure mentioned milestone move name note num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar pb persName phr placeName ptr q quote ref reg respons restore rs s seg sic soCalled sound space span spanGrp stage supplied table tech term text time timeRange timeStruct timeline title unclear view w witDetail xptr xref
May occur within | app rdgGrp
Declaration |
    <!ELEMENT wit %om.RO;  %paraContent;>
    <!ATTLIST wit
          %a.global;>
See further | 19.1.4 Witness Information

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