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There are cases in which the title should be in neither italics nor quotation marks (though many are capitalized):

* Scripture of large, well-known religions ''(see details at [[#Scripture|§ Scripture]], below)''

* Legal or constitutional documents: {{xt|temporary restraining order}}, {{xt|Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms}}, {{xt|Bill of Rights}}

* Descriptive titles: a reference to or description of a work or part of a work when not using its actual or conventional title: {{xt|137th graduation address}}, {{xt|conference keynote speech}}, {{xt|an introductory aria}}, {{xt|Satie's furniture music}}, {{xt|State of the Union address}}, {{xt|Nixon's Checkers speech}};~~<ref group="note" name="speech" />~~ also: {{xt|the season finale of ''Game of Thrones''}}, not {{!xt|the "Season Finale" of ''Game of Thrones''}} ''(for media franchises such as series of books, films, etc., see {{section link||Series titles}} below)''

* Descriptive titles: a reference to or description of a work or part of a work when not using its actual or conventional title: {{xt|137th graduation address}}, {{xt|conference keynote speech}}, {{xt|an introductory aria}}, {{xt|Satie's furniture music}}, {{xt|State of the Union address}}, {{xt|Nixon's Checkers speech}}; also: {{xt|the season finale of ''Game of Thrones''}}, not {{!xt|the "Season Finale" of ''Game of Thrones''}} ''(for media franchises such as series of books, films, etc., see {{section link||Series titles}} below)''

* Traditional games (including sports): {{xt|hopscotch}}, {{xt|blackjack}}, {{xt|rugby football}}, {{xt|American football}}

* Software other than games: {{xt|iTunes}}, {{xt|traceroute}}, {{xt|Sobig}}

* Commercial products other than media works {{xt|Cheerios}}, {{xt|Sportivo Coupe}}, {{xt|Silly Putty}}

* [[World's fair]]s and other large-scale exhibition events (e.g. with their own grounds and spanning more than one building), and concerts or other large media events: {{xt|Expo 2010}}, {{xt|Cannes Film Festival}}, {{xt|Burning Man}}, {{xt|Lollapalooza}}

* [[Wikipedia:World's fair|World's fairs]] and other large-scale exhibition events (e.g. with their own grounds and spanning more than one building), and concerts or other large media events: {{xt|Expo 2010}}, {{xt|Cannes Film Festival}}, {{xt|Burning Man}}, {{xt|Lollapalooza}}

* Works named by a generic title: {{xt|Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler ...}}, {{xt|Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 ...}}, {{xt|The Magnificat by Schütz}}, {{xt|... the Adagio sometimes attributed to Albinoni.}}

* Smaller parts of larger works when they are simply numbered sequentially, and the title appears that way in the work (or a preponderance of reliable sources about the work): {{xt|''To Kill a Mockingbird'', Part One, Chapter 1}}

* Names (not to be confused with titles) of some works of art such as [[illuminated manuscript]]s: {{xt|the Vienna Dioscorides}} (which is a copy of [[De Materia Medica (Dioscorides)|''De Materia Medica'' by Dioscorides]])

* Names of well-known [[archaeological artifact]]s: {{xt|the Rosetta Stone}}

* Names of buildings

~~=== Scripture ===~~

~~{{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Religions, deities, philosophies, doctrines and their adherents}}~~

[[Scripture]]s of large, well-known religions should not normally be italicized. For example, the [[Bible]], the [[Quran]], the [[Talmud]], the [[Bhagavad Gita]], the [[Adi Granth]], the [[Book of Mormon]], and the [[Avesta]] are not italicized. Their constituent parts, such as the [[Book of Ruth]], the [[New Testament]] or the [[Gospel of Matthew]] are not italicized either, as such titles are generally traditional rather than original ones. However, the titles of specific published versions of sacred texts should be italicized, such as the ''[[Authorized King James Version]]'' or the ''New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud''.

Many relatively obscure sacred texts are also generally italicized, particularly if the work is not likely to be well-known to the Wikipedia reader, if the work was first published in modern times and has not undergone substantial changes, or if it might be unclear that the title refers to a book. For example, ''[[The Urantia Book]]'', ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'', ''[[Divine Principle]]'', and ''[[Gylfaginning]]'' should be italicized.

===Series titles===

Descriptive titles for [[media ~~franchise~~]]s and [[fictional ~~universe~~]]s (including trilogies and other series of novels or films) should '''not''' be placed in italics or quotation marks, even when based on a character or feature of the works ({{xt|Tolkien's Middle-earth writings}}, {{xt|the Marvel and DC universes in comics}}, {{xt|Sherlock Holmes mysteries}}). However, the following should be set in italics:

Descriptive titles for [[Wikipedia:Media franchise|media franchises]] and [[Wikipedia:Fictional universe|fictional universes]] (including trilogies and other series of novels or films) should '''not''' be placed in italics or quotation marks, even when based on a character or feature of the works ({{xt|Tolkien's Middle-earth writings}}, {{xt|the Marvel and DC universes in comics}}, {{xt|Sherlock Holmes mysteries}}). However, the following should be set in italics:

* Actual titles of a series declared by the author or publisher ({{xt|''Les Rougon-Macquart''}}, {{xt|''The Chronicles of Narnia''}})

* The name of an individual work within the series name ({{xt|The ''Star Wars'' franchise}} named for the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film, {{xt|The ''Three Colors'' trilogy}} named for films with the prefix ''Three Colors'').

* The name of an individual work within the series name ({{xt|The ''Star Wars'' franchise}} named for the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film, {{xt|The ''Three Colors'' trilogy}} named for films with the prefix ''Three Colors'').

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 There are cases in which the title should be in neither italics nor quotation marks (though many are capitalized):
-* Scripture of large, well-known religions ''(see details at [[#Scripture|§&thinsp;Scripture]], below)''
 * Legal or constitutional documents: {{xt|temporary restraining order}}, {{xt|Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms}}, {{xt|Bill of Rights}}
-* Descriptive titles: a reference to or description of a work or part of a work when not using its actual or conventional title: {{xt|137th graduation address}}, {{xt|conference keynote speech}}, {{xt|an introductory aria}}, {{xt|Satie's furniture music}}, {{xt|State of the Union address}}, {{xt|Nixon's Checkers speech}};<ref group="note" name="speech" /> also: {{xt|the season finale of ''Game of Thrones''}}, not {{!xt|the "Season Finale" of ''Game of Thrones''}}  ''(for media franchises such as series of books, films, etc., see {{section link||Series titles}} below)''
+* Descriptive titles: a reference to or description of a work or part of a work when not using its actual or conventional title: {{xt|137th graduation address}}, {{xt|conference keynote speech}}, {{xt|an introductory aria}}, {{xt|Satie's furniture music}}, {{xt|State of the Union address}}, {{xt|Nixon's Checkers speech}}; also: {{xt|the season finale of ''Game of Thrones''}}, not {{!xt|the "Season Finale" of ''Game of Thrones''}}  ''(for media franchises such as series of books, films, etc., see {{section link||Series titles}} below)''
-* Traditional games (including sports): {{xt|hopscotch}}, {{xt|blackjack}}, {{xt|rugby football}}, {{xt|American football}}
 * Software other than games: {{xt|iTunes}}, {{xt|traceroute}}, {{xt|Sobig}}
 * Commercial products other than media works {{xt|Cheerios}}, {{xt|Sportivo Coupe}}, {{xt|Silly Putty}}
-* [[World's fair]]s and other large-scale exhibition events (e.g. with their own grounds and spanning more than one building), and concerts or other large media events: {{xt|Expo 2010}}, {{xt|Cannes Film Festival}}, {{xt|Burning Man}}, {{xt|Lollapalooza}}
+* [[Wikipedia:World's fair|World's fairs]] and other large-scale exhibition events (e.g. with their own grounds and spanning more than one building), and concerts or other large media events: {{xt|Expo 2010}}, {{xt|Cannes Film Festival}}, {{xt|Burning Man}}, {{xt|Lollapalooza}}
 * Works named by a generic title: {{xt|Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler ...}}, {{xt|Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 ...}}, {{xt|The Magnificat by Schütz}}, {{xt|... the Adagio sometimes attributed to Albinoni.}}
 * Smaller parts of larger works when they are simply numbered sequentially, and the title appears that way in the work (or a preponderance of reliable sources about the work): {{xt|''To Kill a Mockingbird'', Part One, Chapter 1}}
 * Names (not to be confused with titles) of some works of art such as [[illuminated manuscript]]s: {{xt|the Vienna Dioscorides}} (which is a copy of [[De Materia Medica (Dioscorides)|''De Materia Medica'' by Dioscorides]])
-* Names of well-known [[archaeological artifact]]s: {{xt|the Rosetta Stone}}
-* Names of buildings
-=== Scripture ===
-{{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Religions, deities, philosophies, doctrines and their adherents}}
-[[Scripture]]s of large, well-known religions should not normally be italicized. For example, the [[Bible]], the [[Quran]], the [[Talmud]], the [[Bhagavad Gita]], the [[Adi Granth]], the [[Book of Mormon]], and the [[Avesta]] are not italicized. Their constituent parts, such as the [[Book of Ruth]], the [[New Testament]] or the [[Gospel of Matthew]] are not italicized either, as such titles are generally traditional rather than original ones. However, the titles of specific published versions of sacred texts should be italicized, such as the ''[[Authorized King James Version]]'' or the ''New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud''.
-Many relatively obscure sacred texts are also generally italicized, particularly if the work is not likely to be well-known to the Wikipedia reader, if the work was first published in modern times and has not undergone substantial changes, or if it might be unclear that the title refers to a book. For example, ''[[The Urantia Book]]'', ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'', ''[[Divine Principle]]'', and ''[[Gylfaginning]]'' should be italicized.
 ===Series titles===
-Descriptive titles for [[media franchise]]s and [[fictional universe]]s (including trilogies and other series of novels or films) should '''not''' be placed in italics or quotation marks, even when based on a character or feature of the works ({{xt|Tolkien's Middle-earth writings}}, {{xt|the Marvel and DC universes in comics}}, {{xt|Sherlock Holmes mysteries}}). However, the following should be set in italics:
+Descriptive titles for [[Wikipedia:Media franchise|media franchises]] and [[Wikipedia:Fictional universe|fictional universes]] (including trilogies and other series of novels or films) should '''not''' be placed in italics or quotation marks, even when based on a character or feature of the works ({{xt|Tolkien's Middle-earth writings}}, {{xt|the Marvel and DC universes in comics}}, {{xt|Sherlock Holmes mysteries}}). However, the following should be set in italics:
 * Actual titles of a series declared by the author or publisher ({{xt|''Les Rougon-Macquart''}}, {{xt|''The Chronicles of Narnia''}})
-* The name of an individual work within the series name ({{xt|The ''Star Wars'' franchise}} named for the ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film, {{xt|The ''Three Colors'' trilogy}} named for films with the prefix ''Three Colors'').
+* The name of an individual work within the series name ({{xt|The ''Star Wars'' franchise}} named for the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film, {{xt|The ''Three Colors'' trilogy}} named for films with the prefix ''Three Colors'').
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