- Italics
are used for filenames, program names, URLs, command-line options, email addresses, replaceable text in syntax lines, and to introduce new terms.
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Letter Gothic
is used for code snippets, method and function names, text to be typed literally, variables, constants, mail headers, and configuration directives.
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Letter Gothic italics
are used for replaceable items in code examples.
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