Description
Wrap a supplied illegible-span placeholder in optional square brackets.
Historical records separate source readings, remembered dates, documentary dates, place identifiers and editorial conventions. Supplied certainty or witness labels are annotations rather than authenticated evidence. Original spellings, calendar styles and accession-year conventions need their documentary context before chronological interpretation.
Wrap a supplied illegible-span placeholder in optional square brackets.
When to use this tool
Use Historical Inscription Illegible Span Mark when you already have suppliedPlaceholder, useSquareBrackets and need to wrap a supplied illegible-span placeholder in optional square brackets.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter suppliedPlaceholder, useSquareBrackets. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read markedText. Use the output convention below.
Require placeholder nonempty; return [placeholder] when useSquareBrackets=true, otherwise the placeholder unchanged.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| suppliedPlaceholder | Supplied Placeholder | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| useSquareBrackets | Use Square Brackets | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| markedText | Marked Text | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"suppliedPlaceholder": "illegible",
"useSquareBrackets": true
},
"output": {
"markedText": "[illegible]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No inscription is read, missing text reconstructed or editorial convention verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the original source, edition and provenance for a historical claim. Apply an appropriate calendar or documentary analysis when actual conversion, identity or interpretation is needed; a transcription key or uncertainty marker does not establish those results.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Historical Place Uncertain ID Display
Label a historical place identifier with an optional uncertainty marker.
- Historical Witness Firsthand Secondhand Code
Label a historical witness's supplied firsthand/secondhand status.