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11. Italic
(See also Chapter 9 "Abbreviations and Letter Symbols"
and Chapter 16 "Datelines, Addresses, and Signatures")

11.1.

Italic is sometimes used to differentiate or to give greater prominence to words, phrases, etc. However, an excessive amount of italic defeats this purpose and should be restricted.

Emphasis, foreign words, and titles of publications

11.2.

Italic is not used for mere emphasis, foreign words, or the titles of publications.

11.3.

In nonlegal work, ante, post, infra, and supra are italicized only when part of a legal citation. Otherwise these terms, as well as the abbreviations id., ibid., op. cit., et seq., and other foreign words, phrases, and their abbreviations, are printed in roman.

11.4.

When "emphasis in original," "emphasis supplied," "emphasis added," or "emphasis ours" appears in copy, it should not be changed; but "underscore supplied" should be changed to "italic supplied." Therefore, when emphasis in quoted or extracted text is referred to by the foregoing terms, such emphasized text must be reflected and set in italic.

11.5.

When copy is submitted with instructions to set "all roman (no italic)," these instructions will not apply to Ordered, Resolved, Be it enacted, etc.; titles following signatures or addresses; or the parts of datelines which are always set in italic.

Names of aircraft, vessels, and spacecraft

11.6.

The names of aircraft, vessels, and manned spacecraft are italicized unless otherwise indicated. In lists set in columns and in stubs and reading columns of tables consisting entirely of such names they will be set in roman. Missiles and rockets will be set in caps and lowercase and will not be italicized.

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