Common USFM Markers

Note: All Styles of type "Paragraph" require using the "Enter" key when choosing the marker in "Standard" view

Note: All Style Type "Note" and "Character" require using the "Backslash" key when choosing the marker in "Standard" view

\id	File - Identification	Paragraph
\h	File - Header	Paragraph
\c	Chapter Number	Paragraph
\v	Verse Number	Character
\p	Paragraph - Normal - First Line Indent	Paragraph
\m	Paragraph - Margin - No First Line Indent	Paragraph
\q1	Poetry - Indent Level 1	Paragraph
\q2	Poetry - Indent Level 2	Paragraph
\r	Heading - Parallel References	Paragraph
\s1	Heading - Section Level 1	Paragraph
\s2	Heading - Section Level 2	Paragraph
\mt1	Title - Major Title Level 1	Paragraph
\mt2	Title - Major Title Level 2	Paragraph
\mt3	Title - Major Title Level 3	Paragraph

Less-common Markers

\pc	Paragraph - Centered (for Inscription)	Paragraph
\nb	Paragraph - No Break with Previous Paragraph	Paragraph
\li	List Entry - Level 1 - Single Level Only	Paragraph

Introduction Markers

\imt1	Introduction - Major Title Level 1	Paragraph
\iot	Introduction - Outline Title	Paragraph
\io1	Introduction - Outline Level 1	Paragraph
\io2	Introduction - Outline Level 2	Paragraph
\ip	Introduction - Paragraph	Paragraph
\im	Introduction - Paragraph - no first line indent	Paragraph
\ipq	Introduction - Paragraph - quote from text	Paragraph

Cross Reference Markers

\x	Cross Reference	Note
\xo	Cross Reference â€“ Origin Reference	Character
\xt	Cross Reference - Target References	Character
\x*	Cross Reference End	Note

Figure Markers

\fig	Auxiliary - Figure/Illustration/Map	Note
\fig*	Auxiliary - Figure/Illustration/Map End	Note

Footnote Markers

\f	Footnote	Note
\fr	Footnote - Reference	Character
\ft	Footnote - Text	Character
\fk	Footnote - Keyword	Character
\fq	Footnote - Quotation or Alternate Rendering	Character
\fqa	Footnote - Alternate Translation Rendering	Character
\f*	Footnote End	Note

Glossary

\k ... k*	Keyword (in the glossary)	Character
\w ... \w*	Indicates a word in the glossary (in the text)	Character
\p	Paragraph	Paragraph
\li1	Glossary list paragraph (1st level indent)	Paragraph
\li2	Glossary list paragraph (2nd level indent)	Paragraph