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, Headings, and Labels
• Chapters and Verses
• Paragraphs
• Poetry
• Lists
• Tables
• Footnotes
• Cross References
• Words and Characters
• Word Level Attributes
• Linking Attributes
• Milestones
• Extended Study Content
• Peripherals

See also the documentation Index page and Release Notes.