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=== Article titles === | === Article titles === | ||
* Capitalize the '''first letter''' of the title, section, or heading. | * Capitalize the '''first letter''' of the title, section, or heading. | ||
* Use '''sentence case''' for titles—not title case—unless it falls under a capitalization exception. (See [[Isekai wiki:Manual of Style#Capital letters]]) | * Use '''sentence case''' for titles—not title case—unless it falls under a capitalization exception. (See: [[Isekai wiki:Manual of Style#Capital letters]]) | ||
* Page titles (and other content) that require special characters which may interfere with wiki syntax should use visually similar Unicode alternatives instead. The rest of the page may retain the original characters as they appear in-game. Use the following substitutions in page titles in order to ensure proper link formatting and prevent unintended behavior in wiki markup, while preserving visual fidelity to the original names: | |||
** Colons (<code>:</code>) → Use the Unicode ''Modifier Letter Colon'' <code>꞉</code> (U+A789).<br>→ See: [[:Category:Pages using alternative colons]] | |||
** Commas (<code>,</code> → Use the Unicode ''Single Low-9 Quotation Mark'' <code>‚</code> (U+201A).<br>→ See: [[:Category:Pages using alternative commas]] | |||
** Quotation marks (<code>"</code>) → Use curly quotes: | |||
*** ''Left Double Quotation Mark'' <code>“</code> (U+201C) | |||
*** ''Right Double Quotation Mark'' <code>”</code> (U+201D)<br>→ See: [[:Category:Pages using alternative quotations]] | |||
** Square brackets (<code>[</code> and <code>]</code>) → Use mathematical white square brackets: | |||
*** ''Mathematical Left White Square Bracket'' <code>⟦</code> (U+27E6) | |||
*** ''Mathematical Right White Square Bracket'' <code>⟧</code> (U+27E7)<br>→ See: [[:Category:Pages using alternative brackets]] | |||
=== Section organization === | |||
The lead section should either contain an item's description or a character's bio. Infoboxes, images, and other related content in the lead section must be right-aligned. | |||
* In-game typos should be preserved for accuracy. To indicate that the error is intentional and not a mistake on the wiki's part, tag it with [[:Template:IGE]] (in-game error). | |||
== Capital letters == | == Capital letters == | ||
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The following terms should '''always be capitalized''' to match in-game usage: | The following terms should '''always be capitalized''' to match in-game usage: | ||
* '''Game mechanics''': Aptitude, Blessing Power ( | * '''Game mechanics''': Aptitude, Blessing Power (See also: [[Blessing Points]]), "Fellow Power" / "Power", Intimacy, rarities like "SSR" and "UR" (but not the term "Rarity" itself) | ||
* '''Item and character types''': Artifact(s), Family member(s), Fellow(s), Figure(s), Transcender(s) | * '''Item and character types''': Artifact(s), Family member(s), Fellow(s), Figure(s), Transcender(s) | ||
* '''Locations''': Guild(s), Museum, Storage, Village | * '''Locations''': Guild(s), Museum, Storage, Village | ||
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* costume(s) | * costume(s) | ||
* earnings (''An exception is the term "Building Earnings", which should be in title case.'') | * earnings (''An exception is the term "Building Earnings", which should be in title case.'') | ||
* exhibit(s) | |||
<blockquote>⚠️ '''Note''': Although it’s usually fine to mirror in-game casing, an exception applies to racial terms like "[[:Category:Canine kemonomimi|Canine kemonomimi]]". These should be written in sentence case—even if the game uses title case (e.g., "Canine Kemonomimi")—to reflect the style of real-world scientific names.</blockquote> | <blockquote>⚠️ '''Note''': Although it’s usually fine to mirror in-game casing, an exception applies to racial terms like "[[:Category:Canine kemonomimi|Canine kemonomimi]]". These should be written in sentence case—even if the game uses title case (e.g., "Canine Kemonomimi")—to reflect the style of real-world scientific names.</blockquote> | ||