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- Should links be in italics?
- What is the purpose of italic text?
- Should you not use italics?
- When should you italic text?
Should links be in italics?
Italics are a soft emphasis. Links generally need a stronger "emphasis" to make them stand out. Don't take this as advice to bold all your links, mind you; they don't need too much emphasis either. Links should be noticeable as you scan the page, but they shouldn't steal attention like bold text.
What is the purpose of italic text?
Most commonly, italics are used for emphasis or contrast — that is, to draw attention to some particular part of a text.
Should you not use italics?
Avoid misuse of italics
Do not use italics to enclose titles and names of short works, such as chapters, articles, manuscripts, essays, short stories and poems, songs, speeches, and Web pages; use quotation marks instead. Do not use italics for foreign words that have been anglicized.
When should you italic text?
What is the purpose of italics? Italics are used primarily to denote titles and names of particular works or objects in order to allow that title or name to stand out from the surrounding sentence. Italics may also be used for emphasis in writing, but only rarely.
