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<gap>

<gap> indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether for editorial reasons described in the TEI header, as part of sampling practice, or because the material is illegible, invisible, or inaudible. [3.4.3. Additions, Deletions, and Omissions]
Modulecore
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @rendition)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.editLike (att.dimensions) (att.source (@source))
reasongives the reason for omission. Sample values include sampling, inaudible, irrelevant, cancelled.
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of  data.wordseparated by whitespace
handin the case of text omitted from the transcription because of deliberate deletion by an identifiable hand, indicates the hand which made the deletion.
Status Optional
Datatype data.pointer
agentin the case of text omitted because of damage, categorizes the cause of the damage, if it can be identified. Sample values include: 1] rubbing; 2] mildew; 3] smoke
Status Optional
Datatype data.enumerated
Sample values include:
rubbing
damage results from rubbing of the leaf edges
mildew
damage results from mildew on the leaf surface
smoke
damage results from smoke
Member of
Contained by
May contain
core: desc
Declaration
element gap
{
   attribute reason { list { data.word+ } }?,
   attribute hand { data.pointer }?,
   attribute agent { data.enumerated }?,
   ( model.descLike | model.certLike )*
}
Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:gap-period">
<sch:report test="following-sibling::node()[1][self::text()] and starts-with(following-sibling::node()[1], '.')"> A <sch:name/> element should follow a period rather than precede it when an ellipsis follows the end of a sentence.
</sch:report></sch:rule>
Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:gap">
<sch:report test="preceding-sibling::node()[1][self::text()][matches(., '\.\s+$')]"> A <sch:name/> should follow a period directly, without preceding whitespace.
</sch:report></sch:rule>
Example
<gap quantity="4unit="chars"
 reason="illegible"/>
Example
<gap quantity="1unit="essay"
 reason="sampling"/>
Example
<del>
 <gap atLeast="4atMost="8unit="chars"
  reason="illegible"/>

</del>
Example
<gap extent="unknownunit="lines"
 reason="lost"/>
Note

The gap, <unclear>, and <del> core tag elements may be closely allied in use with the <damage> and supplied elements, available when using the additional tagset for transcription of primary sources. See section 11.3.3.2. Use of the gap, del, damage, unclear, and supplied Elements in Combination for discussion of which element is appropriate for which circumstance.

The gap tag simply signals the editors decision to omit or inability to transcribe a span of text. Other information, such as the interpretation that text was deliberately erased or covered, should be indicated using the relevant tags, such as <del> in the case of deliberate deletion.