Italics are important when writing titles of works. In most cases, you should italicize the titles of complete works, like books: The Great Gatsby, Beloved, and The Catcher in the Rye. Y… See more

The proper names of ships, vessels, and aircraft should be italicized. For example, the Titanic, Apollo 11, and the U.S.S. Hornetare all italicized. Notice that “U.S.S.” isn’t italiciz… See more

Foreign words that haven’t fully been adopted by English tend to be italicized. For example: “Lee waved goodbye to his halmeoni from the bus window.” Foreign words that … See more

Onomatopoeic words (or words that sound like sounds) are usually italicized, as well. For example, “The book landed on the floor with a hearty thwack!” In this case, if an exclamatio… See more