UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters: Difference between revisions

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* Certain citation styles (e.g. that of the Linguistic Society of America or Bluebook) require that certain parts of the citation, such as author names in alphabetical reference sections be written in small caps. If an editor has chosen this style, it should be respected per [[Wikipedia:WP:CITEVAR|Wikipedia:Citing sources]].

== ~~{{Anchor|LCITEMS}}~~Items that require initial lower case ==

== Items that require initial lower case ==

~~{{Shortcut|MOS:LCITEMS}}~~

In contexts where the case of symbols is significant, like those related to [[programming ~~language~~]]s, [[mathematical notation]] (for example, the mathematical constant [[e (mathematical constant)|''e'']] is not equivalent to ''E''), or the names of [[SI units|units of physical quantities]] or their symbols, the correct case should always be retained, even in situations where normal rules would require capitalization, such as at the beginning of a sentence. Try to avoid putting such lowercase symbols at the start of a sentence within running text. (See also [[~~Wikipedia~~:Manual of Style/Mathematics]].)

In contexts where the case of symbols is significant, like those related to [[Wikipedia:Programming language|programming languages]], [[Wikipedia:Mathematical notation|mathematical notation]] (for example, the mathematical constant [[Wikipedia:e (mathematical constant)|''e'']] is not equivalent to ''E''), or the names of [[Wikipedia:SI units|units of physical quantities]] or their symbols, the correct case should always be retained, even in situations where normal rules would require capitalization, such as at the beginning of a sentence. Try to avoid putting such lowercase symbols at the start of a sentence within running text. ''(See also [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Mathematics]].)''

Some individuals do not want their personal names capitalized. In such cases, Wikipedia articles may use lower case variants of personal names if they have regular and established use ~~in reliable third-party sources~~ (for example, [[k.d. lang]]). When such a name is the first word in a sentence, the rule for [[#Initial letters in sentences and list items|initial letters in sentences and list items]] should take precedence, and the first letter of the personal name should be capitalized regardless of personal preference.

Some individuals do not want their personal names capitalized. In such cases, Wikipedia articles may use lower case variants of personal names if they have regular and established use (for example, [[Wikipedia:k.d. lang|k.d. lang]]). When such a name is the first word in a sentence, the rule for [[#Initial letters in sentences and list items|initial letters in sentences and list items]] should take precedence, and the first letter of the personal name should be capitalized regardless of personal preference.

~~For proprietary names such as [[eBay]], see [[#Trademarks|Trademarks]] above.~~

If an article title begins with such a letter that needs to be in lower case (as in the above examples), use the {{tl|lowercase}} template or equivalent code. Note that it is not currently possible to make [[Wikipedia:Category|categories]] display with an initial lowercase letter in an article's category box. Hence the link to [[:Category:eBay]] at the foot of the article [[eBay]] must display as "EBay". Similarly the article title [[eBay]] will be displayed as "EBay" in the category listing.

==''Anglo-'' and similar prefixes==

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 * Certain citation styles (e.g. that of the Linguistic Society of America or Bluebook) require that certain parts of the citation, such as author names in alphabetical reference sections be written in small caps. If an editor has chosen this style, it should be respected per [[Wikipedia:WP:CITEVAR|Wikipedia:Citing sources]].
-== {{Anchor|LCITEMS}}Items that require initial lower case ==
+== Items that require initial lower case ==
-{{Shortcut|MOS:LCITEMS}}
-In contexts where the case of symbols is significant, like those related to [[programming language]]s, [[mathematical notation]] (for example, the mathematical constant [[e (mathematical constant)|''e'']] is not equivalent to ''E''), or the names of [[SI units|units of physical quantities]] or their symbols, the correct case should always be retained, even in situations where normal rules would require capitalization, such as at the beginning of a sentence. Try to avoid putting such lowercase symbols at the start of a sentence within running text. (See also [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Mathematics]].)
+In contexts where the case of symbols is significant, like those related to [[Wikipedia:Programming language|programming languages]], [[Wikipedia:Mathematical notation|mathematical notation]] (for example, the mathematical constant [[Wikipedia:e (mathematical constant)|''e'']] is not equivalent to ''E''), or the names of [[Wikipedia:SI units|units of physical quantities]] or their symbols, the correct case should always be retained, even in situations where normal rules would require capitalization, such as at the beginning of a sentence. Try to avoid putting such lowercase symbols at the start of a sentence within running text. ''(See also [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Mathematics]].)''
-Some individuals do not want their personal names capitalized. In such cases, Wikipedia articles may use lower case variants of personal names if they have regular and established use in reliable third-party sources (for example, [[k.d. lang]]). When such a name is the first word in a sentence, the rule for [[#Initial letters in sentences and list items|initial letters in sentences and list items]] should take precedence, and the first letter of the personal name should be capitalized regardless of personal preference.
+Some individuals do not want their personal names capitalized. In such cases, Wikipedia articles may use lower case variants of personal names if they have regular and established use (for example, [[Wikipedia:k.d. lang|k.d. lang]]). When such a name is the first word in a sentence, the rule for [[#Initial letters in sentences and list items|initial letters in sentences and list items]] should take precedence, and the first letter of the personal name should be capitalized regardless of personal preference.
-For proprietary names such as [[eBay]], see [[#Trademarks|Trademarks]] above.
-If an article title begins with such a letter that needs to be in lower case (as in the above examples), use the {{tl|lowercase}} template or equivalent code. Note that it is not currently possible to make [[Wikipedia:Category|categories]] display with an initial lowercase letter in an article's category box. Hence the link to [[:Category:eBay]] at the foot of the article [[eBay]] must display as "EBay". Similarly the article title [[eBay]] will be displayed as "EBay" in the category listing.
 ==''Anglo-'' and similar prefixes==