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italic

[ih-tal-ik, ahy-tal-] / ɪˈtæl ɪk, aɪˈtæl- /
NOUN
typeface
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He compared autonomy to the development of Microsoft Word -- concentrating on swarms was like obsessing over the button that makes text italic, instead of the whole programme.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

“In small italic type under the photo, it said it came from a film called ‘Nosferatu’ ” — a film he’d never heard of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

Other features fit with what we know of Milton's neat italic hand, which rarely featured joined letters.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

His corpus includes everything from major paintings and epic films to Mylar balloons and generic business portraits to monosyllabic interview responses and the standard italic font that became wholly identified with his rubber-stamped signature.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2020

All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

But lately the leaders at the 125-year-old law firm spent hours discussing the merits of italics within a custom-made typeface and selecting the exact shade of blue that best communicates the energy of its lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It’s not what’s working that gives us concern, it’s what’s not working,” he wrote, and the italics were his.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

The whole text, with the relevant portion in italics, provides as follows:

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

Here’s a list of all nominees from the ceremony, with winners highlighted in bold italics.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

In conversation, we can stress the phrase we wish to deny, and in writing we can use italics to do the same thing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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