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The title of a book, or any other published text or work of art, is a name for the work which is usually chosen by the author. A title can be used to identify the work, to put it in context, to convey a minimal summary of its contents, and to pique the reader's curiosity. Some works supplement the title with a subtitle.
Descriptive titles: a reference to or description of a work or part of a work when not using its actual title or conventional name: 137th graduation address, conference keynote speech, an introductory aria, Satie's furniture music, State of the Union address, Nixon's Checkers speech; [d] also: the season finale of Game of Thrones, not the ...
ISO 1086 – Title leaves of a book; ISO 2145 – Numbering of divisions & subdivisions in written documents; ISO 5966 – Presentation of scientific & technical reports (withdrawn) ISO 6357 – Spine titles on books & other publications; ISO 7144 – Presentation of theses & similar documents; ISO 9241 – Ergonomics of Human System Interaction
(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.
APA style (also known as APA format) is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books. It is commonly used for citing sources within the field of behavioral and social sciences , including sociology, education, nursing, criminal justice, anthropology, and psychology.
single dashed underline for stet, 'let it stand', proof-reading mark cancelled. single straight underline for italic type; single wavy underline for bold type; double straight underline for SMALL CAPS; double underline of one straight line and one wavy line for bold italic
Often the series title will be obvious and derived from the title of one of the books/films (e.g., Twilight based on the Twilight novel, The Hunger Games based on The Hunger Games novel, Star Trek based on the original Star Trek TV series, Star Wars based on the Star Wars film and various other films in the series) or from a common part of the ...
An underscore or underline is a line drawn under a segment of text. In proofreading , underscoring is a convention that says "set this text in italic type ", traditionally used on manuscript or typescript as an instruction to the printer .