New York Times Two short lines under a letter or a
= = = word indicate that it is to be set in
- - - small capital letters; thus, NEW
YORK TIMES.

sine qua non One line under a word or words indicates
---- --- --- that it is to be set in italics;
thus, _sine qua non_.

He is a /Sophomore An oblique line drawn from right to
left through a capital letter indicates
that it is to be set in lower
case; thus, He is a sophomore.
____ _____
There are |10| in a |bu.| A circle around numerical figures or
---- ----- abbreviations indicates that they
are to be spelled out; thus, There
are ten in a bushel.
___________ _______
|Professor| A.B.Smith is |sixty|. A circle around words or figures
----------- ------- spelled out indicates that they are
to be abbreviated or that numerical
figures are to be used; thus,
Prof. A.B. Smith is 60.
not a
It is complimentry to him A caret is placed at the point in the
^ ^ line where the letters or words written
above the line are to be inserted;
thus, It is not complimentary