All elements with translation properties

Notes on the tables below

For specializations, the second column gives the ancestor element, and the third column gives a quick yes/no guide to indicate whether all behavior is inherited. If something is not inherited, the change will appear in bold.
For any specialization not listed below, the default should be to fall back to the closest listed ancestor.
The block/inline presentation column indicates whether the element is formatted as a single block.
The block/inline translation column indicates whether the element represents a complete translatable segment. For example, the element <cmd> is presented inline with other elements, but represents a complete translation segment.
Items marked as block*** are blocks on their own, but may appear in the middle of a segment. They should not break the flow of the current segment. These are considered "subflow" elements for translation. We recommend that, when possible, these elements should only be placed at sentence boundaries to aid in translation.
For all elements, the translate attribute will override the default translation setting. So, a translation setting of "yes" or "no" in the table below does not guarantee that an element will always, or never, be translated.
If an element has translatable attributes, they are listed in the last column. Note that the spectitle and specentry attributes are described with a footnote.

topic elements

Element name	Specialized from	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
alt	N/A	block***¹	block	yes
audience	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
author	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
body	N/A	block	block	yes
boolean	N/A	inline	inline	n/a
brand	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
category	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
cite	N/A	inline	inline	yes
colspec	N/A	n/a	n/a	n/a
component	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
copyrholder	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
copyright	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
copyryear	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
created	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
critdates	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
dd	N/A	block	block	yes
ddhd	N/A	block	block	yes
desc	N/A	block	block	yes
dl	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
dlentry	N/A	block	block	yes
dlhead	N/A	block	block	yes
draft-comment	N/A	block***¹	block	no
dt	N/A	block	block	yes
dthd	N/A	block	block	yes
entry	N/A	block	block	yes
example	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
featnum	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
fig	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
figgroup	N/A	block	block	yes
fn	N/A	block***¹	block	yes
image	N/A	block when @placement=break, otherwise inline	block when @placement=break, otherwise inline	yes	@alt³
indexterm	N/A	block***¹	block	yes
indextermref	N/A	inline	n/a	n/a
itemgroup	N/A	inline	inline	yes
keyword	N/A	inline	inline	yes
keywords	N/A	block	block	yes
li	N/A	block	block	yes
lines	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
link	N/A	block	block	yes
linkinfo	N/A	block	block	yes
linklist	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
linkpool	N/A	block	block	yes
linktext	N/A	block	block	yes
lq	N/A	block	block	yes	@reftitle
metadata	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
navtitle	N/A	block	block	yes
no-topic-nesting	N/A	n/a	n/a	n/a
note	N/A	block	block	yes	@othertype, @spectitle²
object	N/A	block	block	yes	@standby
ol	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
othermeta	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes	@content
p	N/A	block	block	yes
param	N/A	block	block	n/a
permissions	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
ph	N/A	inline	inline	yes
platform	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
pre	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
prodinfo	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
prodname	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
prognum	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
prolog	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
publisher	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
q	N/A	inline	inline	yes
related-links	N/A	block	block	yes
required-cleanup	N/A	block***¹	block	no
resourceid	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
revised	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
row	N/A	block	block	yes
searchtitle	N/A	block	block	yes
section	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
series	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
shortdesc	N/A	block	block	yes
simpletable	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
sl	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
sli	N/A	block	block	yes
source	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
state	N/A	inline	inline	yes	@value
stentry	N/A	block	block	yes	@specentry²
sthead	N/A	block	block	yes
strow	N/A	block	block	yes
table	N/A	block	block	yes
tbody	N/A	block	block	yes
term	N/A	inline	inline	yes
tgroup	N/A	block	block	yes
thead	N/A	block	block	yes
title	N/A	block	block	yes
titlealts	N/A	block	block	yes
tm	N/A	inline	inline	yes
topic	N/A	block	block	yes
ul	N/A	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
vrm	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
vrmlist	N/A	block (metadata)	block	yes
xref	N/A	inline	inline	yes

map elements

Element name	Specialized from	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
anchor	N/A	n/a	n/a	n/a
linktext	N/A	block	block	yes
map	N/A	block	block	yes	@title
navref	N/A	n/a	n/a	n/a
relcell	N/A	block	block	yes
relcolspec	N/A	block	block	yes
relheader	N/A	block	block	yes
relrow	N/A	block	block	yes
reltable	N/A	block	block	yes
searchtitle	N/A	block	block	yes
shortdesc	N/A	block	block	yes
topicmeta	N/A	block	block	yes
topicref	N/A	block	block	yes	@navtitle

concept elements

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
conbody	body	yes	block	block	yes
concept	topic	yes	block	block	yes

reference elements

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
propdesc	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
propdeschd	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
properties	simpletable	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
property	strow	yes	block	block	yes
prophead	sthead	yes	block	block	yes
proptype	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
proptypehd	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
propvalue	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
propvaluehd	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
refbody	body	yes	block	block	yes
reference	topic	yes	block	block	yes
refsyn	section	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²

task elements

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
chdesc	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
chdeschd	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
chhead	sthead	yes	block	block	yes
choice	li	yes	block	block	yes
choices	ul	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
choicetable	simpletable	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
choption	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
choptionhd	stentry	yes	block	block	yes	@specentry²
chrow	strow	yes	block	block	yes
cmd	ph	NO	inline	block	yes
context	section	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
info	itemgroup	NO	inline	block	yes
postreq	section	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
prereq	section	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
result	section	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
step	li	yes	block	block	yes
stepresult	itemgroup	NO	inline	block	yes
steps	ol	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
steps-unordered	ul	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
stepxmp	itemgroup	NO	inline	block	yes
substep	li	yes	block	block	yes
substeps	ol	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
task	topic	yes	block	block	yes
taskbody	body	yes	block	block	yes
tutorialinfo	itemgroup	NO	inline	block	yes

hi-d elements (highlight domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?
b	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
i	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
sub	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
sup	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
tt	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
u	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes

pr-d elements (programming domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
apiname	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
codeblock	pre	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
codeph	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
delim	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
fragment	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
fragref	xref	yes	inline	inline	yes
groupchoice	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
groupcomp	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
groupseq	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
kwd	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
oper	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
option	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
parml	dl	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
parmname	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
pd	dd	yes	block	block	yes
plentry	dlentry	yes	block	block	yes
pt	dt	yes	block	block	yes
repsep	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
sep	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
synblk	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
synnote	fn	yes	block	block	yes
synnoteref	xref	yes	inline	inline	yes
synph	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
syntaxdiagram	fig	yes	block	block	yes	removes @spectitle
var	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes

sw-d elements (software domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
cmdname	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
filepath	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
msgblock	pre	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
msgnum	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
msgph	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
systemoutput	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
userinput	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
varname	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes

ui-d elements (UI domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
menucascade	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
screen	pre	yes	block	block	yes	@spectitle²
shortcut	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes
uicontrol	ph	yes	inline	inline	yes
wintitle	keyword	yes	inline	inline	yes

ut-d elements (Utilities domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
area	figgroup	yes	block	block	yes
coords	ph	NO	inline	inline	no
imagemap	fig	yes	block	block	yes (can contain translatable alternate text)	@spectitle²
shape	keyword	NO	inline	inline	no

mapgroup-d elements (mapgroup domain)

Element name	Specialized from	Inherits everything from ancestor?	Block/Inline (presentation)	Block/Inline (translation)	Translatable content?	Translatable attributes?
topicgroup	topicref	yes	block	block	yes	@navtitle
topichead	topicref	yes	block	block	yes	@navtitle