Andrew Vachss

I don't even use italics or boldface; that's clutter, not clarity. Fancy fonts are fine for blogs, just as calligraphy is fine for diaries. But when you're writing for anyone other than yourself, you want to get as universal as possible.

American Author

Leila Aboulela

Many Arabic/Islamic words have now entered the English dictionary, such as haj, hijab, Eid, etc., and I no longer need to put them in italics or explain them.

Sudanese Writer

Italics highlight important words or phrases in a text, drawing attention to them.

Emphasize Importance

Use italics for titles of books, films, artworks, and scientific names.

Titles and Names

Foreign words within an English text are often written in italics for clarity.

Foreign Words

In digital communication, italics often show emphasis or contrast.

Digital Emphasis

In user interfaces, italic text may represent captions, tooltips, or comments.

User Interface Elements

Developers use italics in code comments or documentation for clarity or emphasis.

Code Documentation

 I've shown you just a few things in italics here. I could have shown a number of other problems. They're all problems that tend to be more common at the bottom of the social gradient.

How economic inequality...

 I've shown you just a few things in italics here I could have shown you a number of other problems that all problems that tend to be more common at

Italics

Emphasize Importance

Titles and Names

Foreign Words

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