italic and roman type
15. Italic and roman type
Italic type (slanted to the right) should be used sparingly. It is harder to read than roman type, both in print and on screen, and overuse reduces its utility as a means of emphasis or contrast.
Italics •
• Italics should also be used for foreign words or expressions (e.g. Länder), except
should be used for formally published material: books, journals, newspapers, magazines, databases, and working paper and policy paper series names (but the specific working paper or policy paper title should be in roman type and in quotation marks). in the case of proper nouns (e.g. Deutsche Bundesbank).
• Write Latin abbreviations in italics, except “cf.”, “e.g.”, “et al.”, “etc.”, “ibid.”, “i.e.”, “NB”, “vs.”.
Use roman type for:
• titles of documents and papers (which should also appear in double quotation
• titles
marks) of programmes, codes, laws, declarations (e.g. Paris Declaration) and guidelines (which should also appear in title case) • quotation marks (even when the text is in italics).
notes ❯ Where the body of a text is in italics, items that normally would be italicised
become roman. ❯ Use bold sparingly and never underline (except Internet addresses). See also: Abbreviations and acronyms, pp. 52-55; Bibliographical referencing: Sources and citations, pp. 56-64; Capitalisation, pp. 66-68.
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