.italics Command

The .italics command causes the text following the command to be output in italics. If the printer does not support italics, this command has no affect.

The italics mode is terminated with an .x or an .xitalics command.

Syntax

.italics

Synonym(s)

.it

Example(s)

Thw word example is printed in italics.

In this example, the word .it example .x is italicized.

See Also

.set section

.x Command

.xitalics Command

Output Processor Commands

Output Processor Overview