| Text elements | MlDoC dot commands |
| Name | begin | end | Description |
| Newline | .NL | Flush the current text paragraph and force a newline. | |
| Indentmark | .# | Increase the current text indention. Only used in preformatted paragraphs like examples. | |
| Preformatted text ('as is') | . [ | . ] | Print inlined raw text. Ignore all dot commands. |
| Comments | .(* | .*) | Comments can be placed in Arguments . |
| Text attributes | |
| Attribute | command |
| Boldface style | .B |
| Italic style | .I |
| Boldface and italic style | .BI |
| Typewriter style | .T |
| Romane style (default) | .R |
| Superscript textmode | .SP .PS |
| Subscript textmode | .SB .BS |
| UP MlDoC dot commands |