Explore the essentials of text encoding in this introductory workshop for humanities scholars. Expand how you engage with your corpus by using text encoding to enrich the types of analysis possible. This workshop will focus on parsing texts into managable units to both analyze and describe documents using the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) guidelines. Gain hands-on experience with encoding techniques and tools that help preserve textual nuances and support digital humanities projects. Attendees will understand how to apply text encoding to analyze, share, and visualize texts effectively, unlocking new possibilities in humanities research