Formatting Code Elements in Running Text
Formatting Code Elements in Running Text records the relevant Microsoft Style Guide convention while keeping it explicitly house-style scoped rather than presenting it as a universal grammar rule.
Use code style for programmatic or code-related elements in running text unless Microsoft’s developer-formatting table gives a specific exception.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
Capitalization follows the programming language or operating environment; do not editorially change literal code identifiers.
Further guidance
Content
Use code style for programmatic or code-related elements in running text unless Microsoft’s developer-formatting table gives a specific exception.
Purpose
A consistent code style helps readers distinguish literal program elements from explanatory prose.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Formatting developer text elements — Microsoft Style Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Microsoft Style Guide conventions for formatting programmatic and code-related elements in developer content.