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Encyclopedia > Italics

Italic can refer to:

  • Italic languages
  • Italic scripts
  • Italic means "Of or from Italy"; the usage is most commonly restricted to talking about the people and languages of what is now Italy from the historic period before the Roman Empire.
  • In typography, italic also refers to a means of emphasis; see Emphasis (typography) for details. Italic printing and italic handwriting are sometimes taught as more natural or easier forms of writing.
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Encyclopedia4U - Italic - Encyclopedia Article (299 words)
Italic means "Of or from Italy"; the usage is most commonly resticted to talking about the people and languages of what is now Italy from the historic period before the Roman Empire.
An italic typeface is usually related to a roman typeface, but most typographers design two (or more) related faces, rather than simply slanting the roman type in a mechanical way.
Italics indicates a stressing of a particular topic which may be considered important by readers, or which the writer wants to call attention to.
Italic type - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (375 words)
Italic type is a form of type that slants slightly to the right and uses different glyph shapes, used to distinguish or otherwise set off certain words within text.
In media where italicization is not possible (such as a typewriter or handwriting), underlining is typically used instead.
Italic font types were originally invented by the Italian editor Aldo Manuzio for the exclusive use of which for many years he obtained a patent.
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