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Quotes vs Italics - What's the difference?

quotes | italics |

As nouns the difference between quotes and italics

is that quotes is while italics is (typography|pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.

As a verb quotes

is (quote).

quotes

English

Noun

(head)
  • Quotation marks.
    • Put his statement in quotes .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (quote)

    • Anagrams

    *

    italics

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (typography, pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.
    • There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics .
  • (usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence
  • * Margaret Long:
    • was yapping, her silly voice fraught with italics .
  • * W.J.Locke:
    • a woman who has an irritating way of speaking in italics

    See also

    * italic