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<unclear>

<unclear> contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source. [11.3.3.1. 3.4.3. ]
Modulecore
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style)
reasonindicates why the material is hard to transcribe.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of  data.wordseparated by whitespace
Values one or more words describing the difficulty, e.g. faded, background-noise, passing-truck, illegible, eccentric-ductus.
<div>
 <head>Rx</head>
 <p>500 mg <unclear reason="illegible">placebo</unclear>
 </p>
</div>
Member of
model.choicePart model.pPart.transcriptional
Contained by
core: abbr add addrLine author bibl date del editor email foreign head hi item l label name note num p pubPlace publisher q ref speaker stage time title unclear
derived-module-tei_tite: b i smcap sub sup ul
figures: cell
linking: ab seg
textstructure: byline closer dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint opener salute signed titlePart
May contain
core: abbr add address bibl cb cit date del desc email foreign gap graphic hi label lb lg list listBibl milestone name note num pb ptr q ref stage time title unclear
derived-module-tei_tite: b cols i ornament smcap sub sup ul
figures: figure formula table
gaiji: g
linking: seg
textstructure: floatingText
transcr: handShift
Declaration
element unclear
{
   attribute reason { list { data.word+ } }?,
   macro.paraContent
}
Example
<u> ...and then <unclear reason="background-noise">Nathalie</unclear> said ... </u>
Note

The same element is used for all cases of uncertainty in the transcription of element content, whether for written or spoken material. For other aspects of certainty, uncertainty, and reliability of tagging and transcription, see chapter 21. .

The <damage>, gap, del, unclear and <supplied> elements may be closely allied in use. See section 11.3.3.2. for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.