Italic Text (Emphasis)

Text displayed in italics, useful for example in apparatus notes (see Apparatus Note).

Syntax

Any number of Unicode characters enclosed by curly brackets {…} preceded by the command \i (italic).

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
\i{𝑆×𝑁}Emphasis(𝑆×𝑁)𝑆×𝑁
  • 𝑆 = any sign (Unicode character) ∉ STOP_SET (cf. Technical Catalogue of Symbols) otherwise preceded by the escape character \.
  • 𝑁 = number of characters (represented by char or digits).

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
\i{abc}
abc

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
\i{abc}
<ab>
    <hi rend="italic">abc</hi>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
\i{abc}
Emphasis
  Plain("abc")