The text of a title element, excluding any subtitle. Optional and non-repeating, may only be used where <TitlePrefix>, <NoPrefix/> and <TitleWithoutPrefix> are not used.

This element is deprecated – except in cases where the language of the title does not use explicit definite or indefinite articles (eg The, A) or where national practice is to include these articles for alphabetic sorting purposes. Other than in such languages, the element is intended to be used only when the sending system cannot reliably provide prefixes that are ignored for sorting purposes in a separate data element. If the system can reliably separate prefixes, it should state whether a prefix is present (using <TitlePrefix> and <TitleWithoutPrefix>) or absent (using <NoPrefix/> and <TitleWithoutPrefix>).