### 15.4.4 Mapping character formats to DITA inline elements

FrameMaker character formats must be mapped to DITA inline elements, not to block elements.

When you map character formats to DITA elements, make sure that the element mapped to is allowed to contain text. For example, do not map to <menucascade>, map to a <uicontrol> with <menucascade> as parent.

In this section:

§15.4.4.1 Assigning DITA elements to FrameMaker character formats

§15.4.4.2 Including typographic elements in addition to mapped formats

§15.4.4.3 Specifying a default element for unmapped character formats

§15.4.4.4 Overriding element mapping for character formats

§15.4.4.5 Using alternate character formats for menu cascades

| 15.4.3.9 Mapping several paragraphs formats to the same element |  | 15.4.4.1 Assigning DITA elements to FrameMaker character formats |