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Names of particular institutions are proper nouns and require capitals, but generic words for institutions (''university'', ''college'', ''hospital'', ''high school'') do not. | Names of particular institutions are proper nouns and require capitals, but generic words for institutions (''university'', ''college'', ''hospital'', ''high school'') do not. | ||
== Italics == | |||
===Emphasis=== | |||
Italics may be used ''sparingly'' to emphasize words in sentences (whereas bold is normally not used for this purpose). Generally, the more highlighting in an article, the less its effectiveness. | |||
===Titles=== | |||
Use italics for the titles of books or publications of significant length (including wikibooks). The titles of articles, chapters, and other short works are not italicized; they are enclosed in double quotation marks. (See [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide#Publications|examples below]].) | |||
== Lists == | == Lists == | ||