Italic text
Italic text is text that is used to emphasize the key points in printed text, or when quoting a speaker, to show which words the speaker stressed.
Syntax
| Authoring format | Syntax and example |
|---|---|
| XDITA |
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| HDITA |
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| MDITA (core and extended profiles) |
Asterisk ( |
Rendering expectations
The bold component is typically rendered in an italic font.
Attributes
The available attributes vary based on the authoring format:
- XDITA and HDITA
- The following attributes are available on this element: localization attributes, universal
attributes, and
@keyref. - MDITA
- For the MDITA core profile, the equivalent
of the XDITA
@keyrefattribute is supported. For the MDITA extended profile, attributes can be specified by using the HDITA representation.
Examples
This section is non-normative.
The following example demonstrates the use of italic text in an XDITA topic.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD LIGHTWEIGHT DITA Topic//EN" "lw-topic.dtd">
<topic id="design">
<title>Designs inspired by Japanese originals</title>
<body>
<p>Our franchise decoration is inspired by Japanese sushi bars. You can say <i>sayonara</i> to boring restaurants!</p>
</body>
</topic>The following example demonstrates the use of italic text in an HDITA topic.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Designs inspired by Japanese originals</title>
<body>
<article id="design">
<h1>Designs inspired by Japanese originals</h1>
<p>Our franchise decoration is inspired by Japanese sushi bars. You can say <i>sayonara</i> to boring restaurants!</p>
</article>
</body>The following example demonstrates the use of italic text in an MDITA topic.
# An innovative, attractive, and out of the ordinary concept
Our franchise decoration is inspired by Japanese sushi bars. You can say *sayonara* to boring restaurants!