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== Basic Font Stuff == | |||
It's much easier to change a font's style, such as into '''bold''' or ''italic'', using the [[wikipedia:WYSIWYG|WYSIWYG]] interface. But we do have a few NETwiki standards for these font styles to help keep our wiki readable. | |||
'''Bold:''' Used sparingly to bring emphasis to text. | |||
''Italic:'' Not really used in the NETwiki at all, and should be avoided because it is difficult to read. An exception should be made for narrow uses like scientific names or in some source citations. Otherwise, its use will usually be rejected by editors. | |||
'''''Bold italic:''''' Bold italic is an acceptable use of italic style in NETwiki for bringing emphasis. | |||
<u>Underline</u>: Should never be used, as it makes text difficult for some people to read. Narrow and specialized uses, such as with a source citation, are allowed in NETwiki. | |||
<s>Strikethrough</s>: Often has a very narrow use case. It's not banned from NETwiki, but an article needs to have a good reason to use it. | |||
ALL CAPS: This is usually used for emphasis, but only used in NETwiki when bold or bold italic won't work for some reason. It's also very annoying to read, so the writer needs a good reason for using it. | |||
<big>Big</big> and <small>Small</small> styles: No hard rules in NETwiki governing their use, but they shouldn't be used to emphasize text. These are more useful styles for design reasons (for example, using Big text at the top of a table column). | |||
==Emphasis in Type== | ==Emphasis in Type== | ||
Sometimes you need your words to pop in order to place emphasis on them. For the most part, '''these tools should be used sparingly'''. For one thing, it might make a page more difficult to read for persons with sight impairments. And after all, if everything is emphasized, nothing is. | Sometimes you need your words to pop in order to place emphasis on them. For the most part, '''these tools should be used sparingly'''. For one thing, it might make a page more difficult to read for persons with sight impairments. And after all, if everything is emphasized, nothing is. | ||
