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== How not to apply emphasis == | == How not to apply emphasis == | ||
Avoid various kinds of overemphasis, which distracts from the writing: | Avoid various kinds of overemphasis, which distracts from the writing: | ||
* Exclamation points (!) should usually only be used in direct quotes and titles of creative works. | * Exclamation points (!) should usually only be used in direct quotes and titles of creative works. | ||
* '''Bold type''' is reserved for certain uses. | * '''Bold type''' is reserved for certain uses. ''See above: [[#Boldface|Boldface]]'' | ||
* Quotation marks for emphasis of a single word or phrase, or [[scare quotes]], are discouraged. Quotation marks are to show that you are using the correct word as quoted from the original source. For example: ''His tombstone was inscribed with the name "Aaron" instead of the spelling he used during his life.'' | * Quotation marks for emphasis of a single word or phrase, or [[Wikipedia:Scare quotes|scare quotes]], are discouraged. Quotation marks are to show that you are using the correct word as quoted from the original source. For example: ''His tombstone was inscribed with the name "Aaron" instead of the spelling he used during his life.'' | ||
* Avoid using [[ALL CAPS]] and [[Small caps|<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">small caps</span>]] for emphasis | * Avoid using [[Wikipedia:All caps|ALL CAPS]] and [[Wikipedia:Small caps|<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">small caps</span>]] for emphasis ''(see {{section link|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters|All caps}})''. [[#Italic type|Italics]] are usually more appropriate. | ||
* Double emphasis, such as "''italics in quotation marks''" or ''italics and an exclamation point!'', is unnecessary. | * Double emphasis, such as "''italics in quotation marks''" or ''italics and an exclamation point!'', is unnecessary. | ||
* Underlining is used in typewriting and handwriting to represent italic type. Generally, do not underline text or it may be confused with [[Hyperlink|links]] on a web page. | * Underlining is used in typewriting and handwriting to represent italic type. Generally, do not underline text or it may be confused with [[Wikipedia:Hyperlink|links]] on a web page. | ||
== Other text formatting concerns == | == Other text formatting concerns == | ||