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Correct name Actual article name {{Italic title}} Title in italics To Kill a Mockingbird: To Kill a Mockingbird {{Italic title|all=yes}} Complete title in italics, including parentheses Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) {{Italic title|string=Ally McBeal}} Phrase of |string= in italics List of Ally McBeal episodes
The English-language titles of compositions (books and other print works, songs and other audio works, films and other visual media works, paintings and other artworks, etc.) are given in title case, in which every word is given an initial capital except for certain less important words (as detailed at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters ...
This is a naming conventions guideline for the naming of Wikipedia articles about books, which includes printed books and e-books.. The titles of books (usually meaning the title of the literary work contained in the book) are capitalized by the same convention that governs other literary and artistic works such as plays, films, paintings etc.
However, since about 2015, courtesy titles have not been used in sports pages, pop culture, and fine arts. Also, after the first use of honorifics denoting posts (such as President or Professor, but not Dr.) in an article, the person is subsequently referred to by an egalitarian courtesy title (e.g. 'President Biden' then 'Mr. Biden').
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.
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the title of a work or publication (e.g., The Old Man and the Sea, or The New York Times), or; the official or commonly used name or nickname of a group, sports team or company (e.g., The Beatles, "The Invincibles", The Hershey Company), or; another official or commonly used proper name (e.g., The Hague, The Crown).
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