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== Quotation marks == | == Quotation marks == | ||
:''This section is about the use of quotation marks in titles of works of art or artifice. For use of quotation marks generally, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Quotation marks|Wikipedia:Quotation marks]]''. | |||
===Minor works=== | ===Minor works=== | ||
Italics are generally [[#Italics|used only for titles of longer works]]. Titles of shorter works should be enclosed in double [[quotation | Italics are generally [[#Italics|used only for titles of longer works]]. Titles of shorter works should be enclosed in double [[Wikipedia:Quotation mark|quotation marks]] ("text like this"). It particularly applies to works that exist as a smaller part of a larger work. Examples of titles which are quoted but not italicized: | ||
* Articles, essays, papers, or conference presentation notes (stand-alone or in a collected larger work): {{xt|"The Dos and Don'ts of Dating Online" is an article by Phil "Dr. Phil" McGraw on his advice site.}} | * Articles, essays, papers, or conference presentation notes (stand-alone or in a collected larger work): {{xt|"The Dos and Don'ts of Dating Online" is an article by Phil "Dr. Phil" McGraw on his advice site.}} | ||
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* Entries in a reference work (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.) | * Entries in a reference work (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.) | ||
* Single episodes or plot arcs of a television series or other serial audio-visual program: {{xt|"The Germans" is an episode of the television programme ''Fawlty Towers''}} | * Single episodes or plot arcs of a television series or other serial audio-visual program: {{xt|"The Germans" is an episode of the television programme ''Fawlty Towers''}} | ||
* Sections within a periodical, including features, departments, columns (non-syndicated), titled cartoons (not syndicated comic strips) | * Sections within a periodical, including features, departments, columns (non-syndicated), titled cartoons (not syndicated comic strips) | ||
* Segments of a play, film, television show, etc., including named acts, skits, scenes, and the like | * Segments of a play, film, television show, etc., including named acts, skits, scenes, and the like | ||
* Short stories (textual or graphic): {{xt|"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce}} | * Short stories (textual or graphic): {{xt|"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce}} | ||
* Songs, instrumentals, album tracks, singles, and other short musical compositions: {{xt|The Beatles' song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"}} appears on the album also titled ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' | |||
* Songs, instrumentals | |||
* Speeches, lectures, and conference presentations (only if given a specific title) | * Speeches, lectures, and conference presentations (only if given a specific title) | ||
This convention also applies to songs, speeches, manuscripts, etc., with no known formal titles but which are conventionally referred to by lines from them as if they were titles: {{xt|Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech}}.<ref | This convention also applies to songs, speeches, manuscripts, etc., with no known formal titles but which are conventionally referred to by lines from them as if they were titles: {{xt|Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech}}.<ref>The title given to Martin Luther King Jr.'s [[I Have a Dream|"I Have a Dream" speech]] appears in quotation marks because it is derived from a line in the speech; the title given to Nixon's [[Wikipedia:Checkers speech|Checkers speech]] does not appear in quotation marks because it is derived from the name of a dog mentioned in the speech, rather than a passage quoted from the speech.</ref> | ||
The formatting of the title of a pamphlet, which is on the divide between a booklet or short book on the one hand and a leaflet or brochure on the other | The formatting of the title of a pamphlet, which is on the divide between a booklet or short book on the one hand and a leaflet or brochure on the other - specifically, whether to italicize the title or place it within quotation marks - is left to editorial discretion at the article in question. Anything that has been assigned an [[Wikipedia:ISBN|ISBN]] or [[Wikipedia:ISSN|ISSN]] should be italicized. Another rule of thumb is that if the work is intended to stand alone and to be kept for later reference, or is likely to be seen as having merit as a stand-alone work, italicize it. Use quotation marks if the item is entirely ephemeral, trivial, or simply promotional of some other work or product. | ||
=== Additional markup === | === Additional markup === | ||
If a title is enclosed in quotation marks, do not include the quotation marks in any additional formatting markup. For example, if a title in quotation marks is the subject of a | If a title is enclosed in quotation marks, do not include the quotation marks in any additional formatting markup. For example, if a title in quotation marks is the subject of a UniWiki article and therefore displayed in boldface in the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]], the quotation marks should ''not'' be in boldface because they are not part of the title itself. For further information, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Punctuation|Wikipedia:Punctuation]]. | ||
== Neither == | == Neither == | ||