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The titles of novellas which have been published as stand-alone books are normally italicized. Novellas which are only published as parts of collections use quotation marks. Quotation marks may also be used to help distinguish a novella from a longer work with the same or similar title.
IMO novellas are closer to novels, and most are currently italicized, as are all the entries in List of novellas. -- Michael Bednarek ( talk ) 14:23, 4 August 2023 (UTC) (ec) I would say they should be italicized, at least in most cases.
Italicize but do not capitalize taxonomic ranks at the level of species and below: Berberis darwinii, Erithacus rubecula superbus, Acacia coriacea subsp. sericophylla; no exception is made for proper names forming part of scientific names.
These are titles given by the composer, much as an author titles a novel. True titles are always italicized: From me flows what you call time; Pelléas et Mélisande; When true titles are mixed with generic titles, as is often the case in overtures and suites, only the true title is italicized. The generic portion of the title is not italicized ...
When we use the italicized title of a work in an adjectival way, it remains italicized, but we do not italicize conventional or off-the-cuff names of franchises (even if they are proper names, even if they are trademarks, whatever). — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ ʌ ⱷ҅ ᴥ ⱷ ʌ ≼ 13:40, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Do not italicize (but do capitalize) taxa higher than genus (exceptions are below). Virus taxonomy is a partial exception; current scientific practice is to italicize all ranks of taxa (even those higher than genus; e.g., Ortervirales, an order, or Herpesviridae, a family). However, this should only be done in articles about viruses or virology ...
• Italicize font. • Underline words. • Choose a text color. • Choose a background text color. • Change your emails format. • Add emoticons. • Find and replace text, clear formatting, or add the time. • Insert a saved image. • Insert a hyperlink.
Frankly, it's just one of those things you do one way or another, whether you're trying to emphasize it or not - proper grammar dictates so. Hence, italics should be in templates as well. It's not a matter of emphasis, it's a matter of grammar. Likewise, I think that italics are one of those things where readability never really was a factor.