 |
|
| || |
align |
| ^ |
insert whatever is shown with this symbol |
| v |
insert at the top of the line, such
as a quotation mark or apostrophe |
|
¶
|
start a new paragraph
|
| no ¶ |
make part of previous paragraph |
| ] |
indent |
| [ |
remove indent |
| # |
space (usually means add a space or
a line, unless the delete sign is also shown) |
§
|
section |
| -- |
two hyphens, which is how typed manuscripts
should show a dash |
| / or lc |
lower case whatever capital letter has
a slash through it |
| 1/M |
a one-em dash — the typical dash
in typesetting (written like a fraction) |
| 1/N |
a one-en dash, half the length of a
1/M; used for ranges, as
in 3–5 years |
BB
|
bad break, meaning that a hyphen is
breaking a word in an undesirable place; used for typeset
material only |
BF
|
bold face whatever is underscored with
wavy lines |
ch
|
abbreviation for chapter |
graf
|
shorthand for paragraph |
ital
|
underscore the word shown —
do not type it in italics; both editor and typesetter
must see the underscore so the word will be set in an
actual italics typeface |
| L & sc |
large and small caps |
LF
|
light face; used to indicate that whatever
is underscored with wavy lines should not be in bold face
|
| ms |
manuscript |
| mss |
manuscripts |
| pp |
pages |
| rom |
change the underscored word from italics
to roman |
| sp |
spell out; don't use a numeral or abbreviation |
stet
|
let stand; leave as it was before the
handwritten edit was made; usually, a series of dots are
written under the word to be stetted |
| ~ or tr |
transpose letters, words, or sentences |
| uc |
upper case; also shown as 2 or 3 lines
under the letter to be upper-cased |
| wf |
wrong font |
