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Use {{Italic title}} to italicize the part of the title before the first parenthesis. Use {{Italic disambiguation}} to italicize the part of the title in the parenthesis. Use the {{DISPLAYTITLE:}} magic word or {{Italic title|string=}} template for titles with a mix of italic and roman text, as at List of Sex and the City episodes and The Hustler.
(See WP:Manual of Style/Titles § Italics for details.) Minor works (and any specifically titled subdivisions of italicized major works) are given in double quotation marks not italics, even when the title is not in English. (For details, see § When not to use italics.) These cases are well-established conventions recognized in most style guides.
For titles of books, articles, poems, and so forth, use italics or quotation marks following the guidance for titles. Italics can also be added to mark up non-English terms (with the {{ lang }} template), for an organism's scientific name , and to indicate a words-as-words usage.
Quotation marks, rather than italics, are generally used for the titles of shorter works. Whether these are single or double depends on the context; however, many styles, especially for poetry, prefer the use of single quotation marks. Short fiction, poetry, etc.: Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel"
The AP Stylebook recommends that book titles be written in quotation marks. [citation needed] Underlining is used where italics are not possible, such as on a typewriter or in handwriting. Titles may also be written in title case, with most or all words capitalized. This is true both when the title is written in or on the work in question, and ...
Should the titles of short stories published as books use quotation marks or italics? Input at Talk:Graham Downs#Quotes or Italics for book titles? would be appreciated. Thanks! GoingBatty 17:11, 2 July 2014 (UTC) @GoingBatty: Depends on context. If it's being addressed as a short story, quotes; if as a book, italics.
I believe song titles usually go in quotes instead of italics because songs are fairly short. Similarly, an article title would go in quotes and a book title would usually be in italics. Maurreen 16:01, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) This is an unconvincing distinction (though I know it's one that's been made by many style referees over the years).
Hello. I just wanted to let you know that when you add the title of a book, film, album, magazine, or TV series to an article, it should be italicized by adding two single apostrophes ('') on both sides. Titles of television episodes, short stories and songs should be placed within quotation marks.