USFM Documentation

Welcome

This is the reference documentation for Unified Standard Format Markers (USFM). USFM is widely used for encoding the digital text for scripture translations.

• About USFM
• Identification
• Introductions
• Titles, Heading, and Labels
• Chapters and Verses
• Paragraphs
• Poetry
• Tables
• Footnotes
• Cross References
• Words and Characters
• Peripherals
• Extended Study Content

See also the documentation Index page.