Formatting Mathematical Constants and Variables
Formatting Mathematical Constants and Variables records the relevant Microsoft Style Guide convention while keeping it explicitly house-style scoped rather than presenting it as a universal grammar rule.
Use italics for mathematical constants and variables in Microsoft-style technical content.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This convention applies to mathematical notation in prose; program variables shown as code follow developer-code conventions instead.
Further guidance
Content
Use italics for mathematical constants and variables in Microsoft-style technical content.
Purpose
Microsoft’s common and developer formatting tables specify italic treatment for mathematical constants and variables.
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 common text elements — Microsoft Style Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Microsoft technical-style conventions for error messages and common text elements
- 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.