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Template to swap italic and roman text within a span of text. This template can be used to change font style to italic without indicating a semantic purpose, i.e., for purely decorative reasons. Contrast this usage with the two straight apostrophes (''like this''), which indicate a technical term or alternative mood, and the {{em text}} template, which indicates an emphasis.
Note that using two straight apostrophes and {{em text}} within this template changes the font style back to upright.
Usage
edit| Wiki text | Output |
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| {{italic|This text will be typeset using italic font. However, {{em text|emphasized}} or ''idiomatic'' text will be typeset in upright font.}} | This text will be typeset using italic font. However, emphasized or idiomatic text will be typeset in upright font. |
See also
edit- {{italic block}} the
divversion of this template, which can contain multiple paragraphs - {{normal}} remove italics in an otherwise italic span or block
- {{em text}}, for emphasized text, which is usually italicized in web browsers
- {{cite}}, for titles of creative works