element

The <element> element is used to specify the role of a certain element in the current XML format.

<x:roleMapping>
  <x:element name="bold"     role="strong" />
  <x:element name="italic"   role="emphasis" />
  <x:element name="a"        role="hyperlink" />
  <x:element name="picture"  role="image" />
</x:roleMapping>

To specify a role for an element in a namespace, the namespace must be declared with a prefix.

<x:roleMapping xmlns:myprefix="http://www.example.com/xmlns/mynamespace">
  <x:element name="myprefix:bold"     role="strong" />
  <x:element name="myprefix:italic"   role="emphasis" />
  <x:element name="myprefix:a"        role="hyperlink" />
  <x:element name="myprefix:picture"  role="image" />
</x:roleMapping>