Italics Wikipedia:Manual of Style

1 italics

1.1 emphasis
1.2 titles
1.3 words words
1.4 foreign words
1.5 scientific names
1.6 quotations in italics
1.7 italics within quotations
1.8 effect on nearby punctuation
1.9 italicized links

italics



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emphasis

boldface or capitals not used emphasis; use italics instead, sparingly: overuse of emphasis reduces effectiveness. ideally, use <em>word</em> or {{em|word}} instead of word indicate emphasis: vaccine {{em|not}} cure, prophylactic. allows user style sheets handle emphasis in customized way, , aid re-users , translators.

titles

use italics titles of works such books, pamphlets, films (including short films), television series, named exhibitions, computer , video games (but not other software), music albums, , paintings. titles of articles, chapters, songs, television episodes, research papers , other short works take double quotation marks instead. italics not used major revered religious works (the bible, quran, talmud). many of these titles should in title case.

words words

use italics when mentioning word or character (see use–mention distinction) or string of words 1 full sentence (the term panning derived panorama; common letter in english e). when whole sentence mentioned, quotation marks may used instead, consistency (the preposition in sat on chair on; or preposition in sat on chair on ). quotation marks may used purpose shorter material avoid confusion, such when italics being heavily used in page other purpose (e.g. many non-english words , phrases). mentioning (to discuss grammar, wording, punctuation, etc.) different quoting (in expressed on behalf of quoted source).

a closely related use of italics when introducing or distinguishing terms: natural numbers integers greater 0.

foreign words

use italics phrases in other languages , isolated foreign words not common in everyday english. however, proper names (such place names) in other languages not italicized, nor terms in non-latin scripts.

scientific names

use italics scientific names of plants, animals , other organisms @ genus level , below (italicize panthera leo not felidae). hybrid sign not italicized (rosa × damascena), nor connecting term required in three-part botanical names (rosa gallica subsp. officinalis).

quotations in italics



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for quotations, use quotation marks (for short quotations) or block quoting (for long ones), not italics. (see § quotations, below.) means: 1) quotation not italicized inside quotation marks or block quote because quotation; , 2) italics no substitute proper quotation formatting. distinguish block quotations ordinary text, can use <blockquote> or {{quote}}. (see § block quotations, below.)

italics within quotations

use italics within quotations if in source material. when adding emphasis on wikipedia, add editorial note [emphasis added] after quotation.

cracks noble heart. night sweet prince: , flights of angels sing thee thy rest [emphasis added].

if source has used italics (or other styling) emphasis , not otherwise evident, editorial note [emphasis in original] should appear after quotation.

effect on nearby punctuation



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italicize elements of sentence affected emphasis. not italicize surrounding punctuation.

italicized links

for link function, italics markup must either outside link markup, or in link s piped portion.

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