WordprocessingML

Defines the template for a multi-level list, specifying the format and appearance of each level independently.

References the w:abstractNum definition (by w:val) used as the base for this numbering instance.

Automatically adjusts the right indent of a paragraph to align with the document grid column width.

Specifies a friendly display name for a structured document tag, shown in the SDT's tooltip and in the developer panel.

Defines a comma-separated list of alternative names for a style that authoring applications may use to locate the style.

Instructs the authoring application to automatically update the style definition when a user applies direct formatting to a paragraph that uses the style.

Automatically inserts a small amount of space between East Asian (CJK) and Latin characters within a paragraph.

Automatically inserts a small amount of space between East Asian (CJK) characters and Arabic numerals within a paragraph.

Applies bold formatting to the text of the run.

Applies bold formatting to complex-script (right-to-left and other bidirectional) text in a run.

Specifies the styleId of the parent style from which this style inherits all unoverridden properties.

Draws a border around the individual characters of a run.

Sets the paragraph direction to right-to-left, enabling bidirectional text layout for Arabic, Hebrew, or other RTL scripts.

Specifies that a table's columns should be displayed in reverse (right-to-left) visual order for right-to-left content.

Container for the block-level content that forms the main story of the document.

Marks the end of a named bookmark range, paired with a corresponding w:bookmarkStart.

Marks the beginning of a named bookmark range that can be targeted by hyperlinks or cross-references.

Inserts a line break, page break, or column break at the current position within a run.

Prevents the table row from being split across a page break.

Displays all lowercase letters in the run as uppercase without altering the stored text.

Specifies which conditional formatting components of a table or list style apply to the current element.

Specifies the width and spacing for an individual column in a multi-column layout.

Sets the foreground (font) color of the run using an RGB hex value or the 'auto' keyword.

Defines multi-column layout for the section, specifying column count, spacing, and widths.

Declares a structured document tag as a combo box content control, providing a predefined list of items while also allowing free-text entry.

Container for compatibility flags that toggle legacy rendering behavior for interoperability with older processors.

Suppresses the space before or after a paragraph when the adjacent paragraph uses the same style.

Forces the run to be treated as complex-script text, applying complex-script font and formatting properties even for characters that would otherwise use Latin formatting.

Applies two horizontal strikethrough lines through the text of the run.

Binds a structured document tag to a specific node in a custom XML part using an XPath expression, enabling two-way data synchronisation.

Declares a structured document tag as a date picker content control, storing a date value and specifying its display format.

Specifies the default tab stop distance (in twentieths of a point) used when no explicit tab stop is defined.

Marks content as deleted during tracked-changes revision, carrying author and date information.

Contains the text content of a deleted run inside a w:del revision-tracking element.

Associates a paragraph with an HTML div element, preserving document structure information from HTML round-trips.

Specifies the default paragraph and run formatting properties applied to all content that has no explicit style.

Configures the document grid for CJK character alignment and line pitch.

Root element of the WordprocessingML main document part (document.xml).

Container that embeds a DrawingML inline (wp:inline) or floating (wp:anchor) drawing object within a run.

Declares a structured document tag as a drop-down list content control, restricting user input to one of a fixed set of predefined items.

Applies a legacy animated text effect to a run. These effects are deprecated in OOXML Strict and not rendered by most modern processors.

Adds small emphasis marks above or below characters in a run to highlight important East Asian text.

Applies an embossed (raised) 3-D effect to the characters of a run by using light and shadow simulation.

Defines a single endnote, including its unique ID, optional type, and body content paragraphs.

Specifies document-level or section-level properties for endnotes, including position, number format, starting number, and restart behavior.

Empty element that renders the auto-numbered endnote reference mark within the body of the endnote itself.

Inline element placed in the main document body that creates a superscript reference mark linking to an endnote definition.

Root element of the endnotes.xml part, containing all endnote definitions for the document.

Enables separate header and footer definitions for even and odd pages throughout the document.

Stretches or compresses the characters of a run to exactly fill a specified width.

Marks the beginning, field separator, or end of a complex field using w:fldCharType (begin, separate, end).

Represents a simple field with a self-contained instruction string and optional cached display value.

Links a footer part to the section and specifies its type (default, first, or even).

Defines a single footnote, including its unique ID, optional type, and body content paragraphs.

Specifies document-level or section-level properties for footnotes, including position, number format, starting number, and restart behavior.

Empty element that renders the auto-numbered footnote reference mark within the body of the footnote itself.

Inline element placed in the main document body that creates a superscript reference mark linking to a footnote definition.

Root element of the footnotes.xml part, containing all footnote definitions for the document.

Restricts editing in a section to form field content controls only, preventing changes to the surrounding text when document protection is active.

Defines a paragraph as a legacy text frame, specifying its size, position, and text-wrap behavior relative to surrounding content.

Root element of a footer part (footer1.xml etc.), containing block-level content rendered in the page footer area.

Specifies the preferred width of a single column in the table grid (in twentieths of a point).

Specifies the number of grid columns this cell spans horizontally (for merged cells).

Root element of a header part (header1.xml etc.), containing block-level content rendered in the page header area.

Links a header part to the section and specifies its type (default, first, or even).

Permanently hides a style from the authoring application's UI, regardless of whether the style is used in the document.

Applies a highlight color to the background of the run text using a named color value.

Wraps inline content as a clickable hyperlink to an external URL or internal bookmark target.

Applies italic formatting to the text of the run.

Applies italic formatting to complex-script (right-to-left and other bidirectional) text in a run.

Specifies the zero-based list level (0-8) within the numbering definition for this paragraph.

Applies an engraved (impressed/imprinted) 3-D effect that makes text appear to be stamped into the page surface.

Sets the left, right, and first-line (or hanging) indentation for a paragraph in twentieths of a point.

Marks content as inserted during tracked-changes revision, carrying author and date information.

Contains the instruction string (e.g., 'TOC \o 1-3') for a complex field between begin and end fldChar elements.

Specifies the horizontal alignment of text within the paragraph (left, center, right, both, distribute).

Prevents all lines of the paragraph from being split across a page break.

Prevents a page break between this paragraph and the immediately following paragraph.

Enables automatic pair kerning for the run at and above the specified minimum font size (in half-points).

Enables Japanese/East Asian line-break prohibition rules (kinsoku) for a paragraph.

Specifies the language tag for the run text to control spell-checking and grammar-checking.

Links a paragraph style to a corresponding character style (or vice versa) for inline application.

Enables and configures automatic line numbering for a section, specifying the counting interval, starting number, distance from text, and restart behavior.

Specifies whether the structure, content, or both of a structured document tag can be edited by a user.

Prevents a style from being modified or deleted by end-users when document protection is active.

Defines the number format, alignment, indentation, text template, and paragraph/run properties for one level of a list.

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the numbering symbol within its indent space.

Overrides specific properties of a single level in a numbering instance without changing the abstract definition.

References a picture bullet definition (w:numPicBullet) to use as the bullet symbol for a numbering level.

Defines the text pattern for the numbering label, e.g. '%1.' where %1 is replaced by the current level's number.

Swaps the left and right indents on even-numbered pages so that inside/outside margins mirror each other on double-sided documents.

Specifies whether an abstract numbering definition defines a single-level list, a multi-level list, or a hybrid list used for outline numbering.

The primary name of a style, used to identify it in the UI and for programmatic reference.

Specifies the style automatically applied to a new paragraph created when pressing Enter at the end of a paragraph using this style.

Excludes the run from spell-checking and grammar-checking.

Prevents text from wrapping within a table cell, causing the cell to expand horizontally to fit content on a single line.

A concrete numbering definition that references an abstract numbering definition and optionally overrides individual levels.

Specifies the number format for a level: decimal, lowerLetter, upperRoman, bullet, etc.

References a numbering definition instance (w:num) that controls the list formatting.

Defines a picture to be used as a list bullet, referenced by its integer ID from a numbering level.

Specifies that the paragraph belongs to a list, referencing a numbering definition and level.

Records the previous numbering properties before a tracked change, enabling revision tracking at the list level.

Links an abstract numbering definition to a named list style, allowing the list to be applied via style rather than direct numPr references.

Root element of the Numbering part (numbering.xml), containing abstract and concrete numbering definitions.

Toggle property in rPr that marks a run as containing Office Math content, applying math-specific formatting.

Renders text as outlined (hollow) characters — the character interior is not filled, only the stroke is drawn.

Assigns an outline level (0-8) to the paragraph, used in navigation panes and TOC generation.

Allows certain punctuation characters to extend beyond the paragraph's text boundary to achieve better CJK line balancing.

Container element for one paragraph in WordprocessingML.

Defines border lines on the top, bottom, left, and right edges of a paragraph.

Container for all formatting properties applied to a paragraph.

Records the previous paragraph properties before a tracked change, enabling revision tracking at the paragraph formatting level.

Specifies the default paragraph formatting properties applied to all paragraphs in the document unless overridden by a style.

References a named paragraph style by its styleId, applying all properties of that style.

Forces a page break immediately before this paragraph.

Specifies the printer paper source tray for the first page and subsequent pages of a section.

Marks a paragraph style as intended for use in e-mail message bodies, optionally for composition or reply/forward contexts.

Specifies borders drawn around each page in a section, with control over which sides display a border and their offset from the page or text edges.

Defines top, bottom, left, right, header, footer, and gutter margins for the page.

Configures the page number format (decimal, roman, letter) and starting value for the section.

Specifies the width, height, and orientation of the page.

Specifies a building block (document part) whose content is used as placeholder text in a structured document tag when no value has been entered.

Raises or lowers text in a run relative to the baseline, expressed in half-points.

Marks a style as a primary (Quick) style, causing it to appear in the authoring application's Quick Styles gallery.

An inline region of text sharing a uniform set of character-level formatting properties.

Specifies the font family to use for the run, with separate settings for ASCII, East Asian, complex script, and high-ANSI characters.

Container for all character-level formatting properties applied to a run or paragraph mark.

Records the previous run formatting properties before a tracked change, enabling revision tracking at the character formatting level.

Specifies the default run (character) formatting properties applied to all runs in the document unless overridden.

References a named character style by its styleId, applying its run properties to the run.

Declares that a structured document tag is a rich-text content control, allowing its content to contain mixed formatting runs and block elements.

Marks a run as right-to-left text, applying RTL character ordering and complex-script shaping.

A region of content with an associated content control or custom XML data binding.

Contains the actual document content of a structured document tag.

Specifies the run properties applied to the end mark of a structured document tag.

Contains control-type and metadata properties for a structured document tag.

Defines layout properties for a section: page size, margins, columns, headers, and footers.

Specifies how a section break is rendered — whether the next section starts on the next page, an even/odd page, the next column, or continues on the same page.

Marks a style as hidden in the user interface until it is used in the document, without preventing it from being applied programmatically.

Root element of the Settings part (settings.xml), containing document-wide configuration options.

Applies a drop-shadow effect behind the characters of a run.

Applies a background fill color and optional pattern to a paragraph, run, or table cell.

Indicates that the structured document tag is currently displaying its placeholder text rather than actual user-entered content.

Displays lowercase letters as small-sized capital letters.

Controls whether a paragraph or run aligns its lines/characters to the document grid defined in the section properties.

Controls space before and after a paragraph and the line spacing rule and value.

Marks text as hidden in a way that overrides the Show Hidden Text display setting, keeping the text permanently invisible to users.

Specifies the starting numeric value for a numbering level.

Overrides the starting value of a numbering level within a w:num instance, without modifying the shared abstract numbering definition.

Applies a single horizontal strikethrough line through the text of the run.

Defines a named reusable style (paragraph, character, table, or numbering type) with a set of formatting properties.

Declares that an abstract numbering definition exposes itself as a named list style, enabling paragraph styles to reference the numbering indirectly.

Root element of the Styles part (styles.xml), containing all paragraph, character, table, and numbering style definitions.

Prevents automatic hyphenation from being applied to the paragraph.

Prevents line numbers from being displayed next to the paragraph even when line numbering is active for the section.

Prevents a text frame paragraph from overlapping with other text frames that are positioned nearby.

Inserts a symbol character from a named font at the specified character code.

Specifies the font size in half-points (e.g., w:val='24' equals 12pt).

Specifies the font size for complex-script characters in a run, in half-points.

Contains the literal character data of a run. Use xml:space='preserve' when leading or trailing spaces are significant.

Inserts a tab character at the current position within a run, advancing to the next tab stop.

Container for one or more custom tab stop definitions within a paragraph.

Provides a programmatic identifier for a structured document tag, used by code to locate or process the SDT independently of its display name.

Container for a table consisting of table properties, a table grid definition, and one or more table rows.

Defines border styles for the outside edges and inside rules of the table.

Specifies a string caption for a table, used by assistive technologies for accessibility.

Sets default top, bottom, left, and right cell margins for all cells in the table.

Specifies the spacing between cells in a table, or between the table border and the outermost cells, when the table uses separated borders.

Provides a longer accessible description of a table's content and purpose, supplementing the short caption in w:tblCaption.

Defines the column structure of the table by specifying the width of each column slot.

Marks the row as a header row that repeats at the top of each new page the table spans.

Specifies the indentation of the table from the leading text margin.

Specifies whether a table's column widths are fixed or determined dynamically by content (autofit).

Controls which conditional formatting sections of the table style are applied (first row, last column, banding, etc.).

Specifies whether a floating table may overlap with other floating tables in the document.

Contains all formatting properties that apply to the entire table.

Records a tracked change to a table's properties, storing the previous table property state before the revision.

References a named table style by its styleId, applying all formatting of that style to the table.

Specifies the number of columns in each column banding group when a table style applies banded column formatting.

Defines conditional formatting applied to specific regions of a table (e.g., first row, last column, banded rows) within a table style definition.

Specifies the number of rows in each row banding group when a table style applies banded row formatting.

Specifies the preferred total width of the table using a value and unit type (dxa, pct, auto).

Specifies that a table is a floating (text-wrap) table and defines its absolute or relative position on the page.

Contains the content and formatting properties for a single table cell.

Defines the border style for each edge (top, bottom, left, right, diagonal) of an individual table cell.

Compresses or expands the text within a table cell to exactly fill the cell's width on a single line.

Overrides the default table cell margins for an individual cell, specifying padding on each side independently.

Contains formatting properties for a table cell, including width, borders, and span.

Records a tracked change to a table cell's properties, storing the previous cell property state before the revision.

Specifies the preferred width of a table cell using a value and unit type.

Specifies the vertical alignment of text within each line for paragraphs containing mixed-size content.

Specifies the direction of text flow within a table cell or section, supporting horizontal, vertical, and bidirectional layouts.

Controls which lines of a paragraph are tightly wrapped to the text box boundary rather than using the full text box width.

Enables a separate header and footer for the first page of the section.

Compresses the space used by certain punctuation characters when they appear at the beginning of a line in CJK text.

Contains a single row of table cells and the row-level formatting properties.

Specifies the height of a table row, with a rule of 'auto', 'atLeast', or 'exact'.

Contains formatting properties that apply to the entire table row.

Records a tracked change to a table row's properties, storing the previous row property state before the revision.

Applies underline formatting to the run, with a w:val attribute specifying the underline style.

Sets the sort order of a style in the authoring application's Quick Styles gallery and Styles pane.

Instructs an authoring application to remove the semiHidden flag from a style the first time the style is applied to content.

Specifies the vertical alignment of content within a page (in a section) or within a table cell.

Marks a cell as part of a vertically merged group. The first cell uses w:val='restart'; subsequent cells omit the attribute.

Marks the run as hidden so its content is not displayed or printed (unless Show Hidden Text is enabled).

Applies superscript or subscript vertical positioning to the run relative to the baseline.

Scales the width (horizontal extent) of each character in a run as a percentage of normal width, producing condensed or expanded text.

Marks a run as hidden when the document is viewed or saved in web (HTML) form.

Prevents a single line of a paragraph from appearing alone at the top or bottom of a page.

Controls whether a line can break in the middle of a word when no word break point is available.