<ref>

<ref> (參照) 標明與其他位置互相參照的符號，或許包含附加的文字或註解。 3.6 Simple Links and Cross-References 16.1 Links
組件core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
屬性 att.pointing (@type, @evaluate) att.declaring (@decls)
target用一個或多個URI參照來說明參照所指位置。
狀態 非必備的
資料類型 1–∞ occurrences of 
data.pointer
以空白鍵隔開
值 One or more syntactically valid URI references, separated by whitespace. Because whitespace is used to separate URIs, no whitespace is permitted inside a single URI. If a whitespace character is required in a URI, it should be escaped with the normal mechanism, e.g. TEI%20Consortium.
cRef (canonical reference) 用元素<參照宣告>在TEI標頭內所定義的權威參照來說明參照所指位置。
狀態 非必備的
資料類型 1–∞ occurrences of 
data.word
以空白鍵隔開
值 the result of applying the algorithm for the resolution of canonical references (described in section 16.2.5 Canonical References) should be a valid URI reference to the intended target
註
The <refsDecl> to use may be indicated with the decls attribute.
Currently these Guidelines only provide for a single canonical reference to be encoded on any given <ref> element.
屬於 model.ptrLike
可包含
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index label lb list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr q quote ref reg rs said sic soCalled stage term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure formula table
gaiji: g
header: biblFull
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus material msDesc origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att classSpec code eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec specDesc specGrp specGrpRef specList tag val
textcrit: app listWit witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme
宣告
element ref
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.pointing.attributes,
   att.declaring.attributes,
   (
      attribute target { list { data.pointer+ } }?
    | attribute cRef { list { data.word+ } }?
   ),
   macro.paraContent
}
例子
<ref
  target="http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/Texts/A02.xml#s2">See especially the second sentence</ref>
See also <ref>s.v. <term>locution</term>
</ref>.>
註
The target and cRef attributes are mutually exclusive.