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Old 06-18-2020, 07:11 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by coneheadZombie View Post
I often see ebooks with all three of the mentioned mode to italicize text in ebooks.

Is there no standard way to do this or can we use any of these modes ?
Long story short:

Don't use <span class="italics">. Stick with proper <i> or <em> throughout (or mix of both):

Code:
<p>In <i>Book Title</i>, the character screamed: “Not in <em>my</em> neighborhood!”</p>
For technical details, reasoning, and examples, see my Post #43 in "Extended <head> chapter: NOT necessary?", plus the surrounding discussion by other users (my Post #52 also gave nuances between <i> and <em>).

This was all "settled" and discussed to death back in that 2017 thread.

Side Note: And if you want to easily flip between <i> <-> <em>, or change all <span class="italics"> -> <i>, then you can follow the instructions I posted for DiapDealer's fantastic TagMechanic plugin.

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