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This page describes two circumstances when we italicize terms that we're
introducing or discussing.
For more information about italics and other formatting, including HTML and
Markdown formatting for italics, see
Text-formatting summary.
New terms
When you introduce a new term that you're defining immediately, use italics on
the first mention of the term. Don't use bold or quotation marks.
Recommended: A
Clos network is a kind of multistage circuit switching network.
Words as words
When you refer to a word, phrase, or letter in reference to the word, phrase,
or letter itself (sometimes called words as words) use italics. Don't use bold
or quotation marks.
Recommended: Don't use
& (ampersand) as a conjunction. Use the word and instead.
Recommended: To form a
possessive of a singular noun, add 's to the end of the word.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-05-22 UTC."],[],[]]
