italic

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Other features fit with what we know of Milton's neat italic hand, which rarely featured joined letters.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

He was the first to print editions of Aristotle, Thucydides, Herodotus and Sophocles; the first to use italic type; and the first to use the semicolon in its modern sense.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“Starting today, Twitter now supports Tweets up to 10,000 characters in length, with bold and italic text formatting,” Twitter announced Thursday night on its platform via its @TwitterWrite account.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

It’s period correct and I applaud the resistance to set it in italic.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2020

All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman