Formatting Git Repository and Branch Names
Formatting Git Repository and Branch Names records a distinct Microsoft Learn authoring convention and keeps it scoped to that documentation environment rather than presenting it as a universal grammar rule.
Use bold for Git repository or branch names when users select or enter those names in Microsoft Learn instructions.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This is Microsoft Learn contributor guidance for instructional references; it is not a universal typographic rule for every Git mention.
Further guidance
Content
Use bold for Git repository or branch names when users select or enter those names in Microsoft Learn instructions.
Purpose
Keep programmatic or structural text visually consistent and easier for readers to interpret in Microsoft Learn documentation.
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.
- Text formatting guidelines — Microsoft Learn Contributor Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Current Microsoft Learn contributor guidance for Git repository/branch names, code style, package and database names, nonlocalized resource names, fenced code blocks, language tags, headings, and link text.