noun
- a style of printing in which the letters slant to the right, used for emphasis or to indicate titles
Usage: plural form
Examples
- The book title should be written in italics.
- She emphasized the word by putting it in italics.
- Foreign words are often printed in italics.
- The newspaper used italics for the editorial’s subheadings.
- Please format all movie titles in italics.
- The scientific names of species are typically shown in italics.