Domains provided in the base DITA edition

The base DITA edition includes a set of attribute- and element-domain specializations. The attribute domains are available for use in both maps and topics, while the element domains vary as to where they can be made available.

Attribute-specialization domains

The following table lists the attribute specializations that are included in the base DITA edition.

Domain Description
@audience Attribute for conditional processing based on target audience
@deliveryTarget Attribute for conditional processing based on target delivery mechanism
@otherprops Attribute for conditional processing when an appropriate semantic is not developed
@platform Attribute for conditional processing based on platform
@product Attribute for conditional processing based on product

Element-domain specializations

The following table lists the element-domain specializations that are included in the base DITA edition.

Domain Purpose Where available Short name
Alternative titles Provides alternative titles for resources Map & topic alternativeTitles-d
DITAVALref Enables filtering a branch of a DITA map Map ditavalref-d
Emphasis Provides <em> and <strong> elements for indicating emphasis Map & topic emphasis-d
Hazard statement Provides a hazard statement element that meets meets ANSI Z535 and ISO 3864 requirements Map & topic hazard-d
Highlighting Provides typographic elements Map & topic hi-d
Map group Provides convenience elements for use in DITA maps Map mapgroup-d
Utilities Provides image maps and a sort key Map & topic ut-d