Chicago Manual of Style
This is for Chicago Manual of styling only, and shouldn’t be confused with Associated Press styling who use different techniques for newspapers, websites etc. We are only focusing on the Chicago styling. ☺
| Title to be styled…. | Styling |
| Albums | Italics |
| Almanacs | None |
| Apps | Italics |
| Art | Italics |
| Articles | Quotes |
| Awards | None |
| Ballet | Italics |
| Bible | None |
| Blob entries | Quotes |
| Blogs | Italics |
| Books | Italics, but book series and editions none. |
| Cartoons | Italics |
| Catalogues | None |
| Chapters (books) | Quotes |
| Classical Music | True titles given by composer in italics, but other nicknames for classical pieces in quotes. Just like songs |
| Columns (in periodicals) | None |
| Comic Strip | Italics |
| Conferences | None (unless it has ‘status’ then use italics) |
| Concerts | Quotes |
| Departments (periodicals) | None |
| Drawings | Italics |
| Essays | Quotes |
| Exhibitions (large) | None |
| Exhibitions (small) | Italics |
| Fairs (large) | None |
| Fairs (small) | Italics |
| Journals | Italics |
| Lecture series | None |
| Lecture (individual) | Quotes |
| Magazines | Italics |
| Meetings | None (unless high status; then use quotes) |
| Messages – whether text, lipstick on a mirror, or phone. This includes text messages. | Quotations marks |
| Movies | Italics |
| Newspapers | Italics |
| Operas | Italics |
| Online databases | Italics |
| Paintings | Italics |
| Pamphlets | Italics |
| Periodicals | Italics |
| Photographs | Italics |
| Plays | Italics |
| Podcast episodes | Quotes |
| Podcasts | Italics |
| Poems | Quotes (unless book length; then use italics) |
| Political Documents | None |
| Radio episode (in a series) | Quotes |
| Radio programs and series | Italics |
| Reports | Italics |
| Short stories | Quotes |
| Songs | Quotes |
| Speeches | None (unless high status; then use quotes) |
| Statues | Italics |
| Television episodes (in a series) | Quotes |
| Television programs and series | Italics |
| Text messages | Quotes |
| Unpublished works | Quotes |
| Video blogs | Italics |
| Video blog episodes | Quotes |
| Web pages and sections | Quotes |
| Websites | None |