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Lesson 6 · Chapter 6, Typeface by Document Type

Typeface by Document Type


An 8-minute video lesson on Chapter 6, Typeface by Document Type of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.

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What you will be able to do

  1. Pick the typeface system from the document you are writing, not from the source you cite.
  2. In a brief or memo, italicize names, titles and citation words, and stop the italics at the right edge.
  3. Know what changes in a law-review footnote, and which typeface rule actually binds a federal appellate filing.

Read the chapter: Chapter 6, Typeface by Document Type

Lesson 6: Typeface by Document Type — The Citation Code