10 Correct Use of Italics and Examples

In an article or article, we often encounter letters or word or sentences in italics. In italics aims to show or distinguish or emphasize a word.

Some uses of italics:

1. Italics are used to write the name of a book or a sentence.

Example:

• Story unrequited love, Siti Nurbaya, the legendary novel by Marah Rusli
• Book Sutasoma, which was founded by Empu Tantular, was made as the Motto of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia Indonesia namely Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
• After rain comes sunshine, is a book which is a collection of letters written by R.A. Kartini and sent to her friends in Europe

2. Italics are used to emphasize or specialize letters or words in a sentence.

Example:

• Alphabet a is the first letter in the alphabet
• Fill in the fields below using capital letters
• this blog not intend to patronize readers, but only mediashare
• In yesterday's fraudulent investment case, the husband and wife were not fraudsters, but they were victims who were Tricked
• The rules at the school, every Friday students and teachers are required to wear batik dress
• In the hospital environment, No Smoking

3. Italics are used to write a bibliography in a scientific paper.

Example:

• Tampubolon, D.P. 1087. Reading Skills, Reading Techniques Effective and Efficient. Bandung
• Keraf, Gorys. 1980. Composition, An Introduction to Language Proficiency. Ende: Nusa Indah
• Witarsa ​​and Rahmat Ruhyana. 2002. Character Education 4. bandung: Ganeca Exact
• Nugraha, Aria. 2015. let's study Language Indonesia Well and Right. Bandar Lampung. Star Library
• Arcturus. 2011. A Collection of Classic Fairy Tales: Captivating Stories from around the World. Jakarta: Elex Media
• Bambang Riyanto, Corporate Spending Basics, Gajah Mada Press, Yogyakarta, 1995

4. Italics are used to write scientific names and Latin names in sentences

Example:

• Antigonon is the scientific name of the bridal tear flower
• Indonesia has experienced forced labor era Japan, Romusha
• Ants belong to a group of insects that are members of the family of Arthropods
• Foods that contain monosodium glutamate not good for health

5. Italics are used to make distinctions or markers in sentences

Example:

• The term economics comes from the Greek, namely oikos which means household or family and nomos which means rule or law
• Alphabet a, i, u, e, o, is a vowel, while b, c, d, f, g, and others are consonants
• The word Pancasila, comes from Sanskrit, which consists of two words, namely: five which means five dan please which means principle or basis or principle
• Flower village, kind, humble, airy, are some examples of compound adjectives

6. Italics are used to write a website address or a link in a sentence

Example:

• To search various information which is easy and fast, you can look it up in the smart electric dictionary called www.google.com
• Now is no longer the time to send news or information via paper mail, let alone pigeons, because there is already the fastest electricity mail (except there is no electricity and internet connection), www.yahoomail.com
• Want to expand your network of friends without being limited by distance, age and time, let's visit the socialite network, www.facebook.com
• survey links: http://survey.paneland.com/index.php?

7. Italics are used to write sentences quoted from books, magazines or other people's statements

Example:

• The power of a president has limits. Because the only lasting power is the power of the people. And above all is the power of God Almighty, Ir. Soekarno
• Opportunities to find a better strength within us arise when life seems overwhelming, Joseph Campbell
• If we want to gain high knowledge, we must respect the teacher, study hard and earnestly, and especially be grateful for the teacher's selfless guidance., Master Cheng Yen
• Appreciate your efforts, respect yourself. Self-esteem breeds self-discipline. When you have both, that's real power, Clint Eastwood
• Fun in a job makes perfection in the results achieved, Aristotle

8. Using italics for movies

Example

• Titanic written by James Cameron and Harry Potter, by JK Rowling one of the highest grossing films of all time
• Si cartoon movie funny, with the character of Mr. Raden was very popular in the 1980s

9. Italics written for magazines and newspapers

Example:

• Magazine Katini and Feminine very popular among women
• Indonesian Business, is letter the weekly news that business people have been waiting for

10. Used for foreign expressions 

Example:

• Due to being a suspected drug user and illegal drug user, the student was finally arrested drop out by the school
• Nuggets is a type of food fast food loved by all

The use of italics in Indonesian is very important to indicate understanding of the sentence. There are many functions from the use of italics in a sentence so that the reader can fully understand the meaning contained in the italicized word.