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A single underline instructing that text be set in italics.
Also known as: Set in italic, Underline on a proof
One straight line under the words. Part of a graded set in which the number and kind of underline specify the typeface change — one line italic, two small capitals, three full capitals, a wavy line bold.
A single straight line underneath text, instructing that it be set in italic type.
Part of a graded set in which the underline specifies the change: one straight line for italic, two for small capitals, three for full capitals, and a wavy line for bold.
This convention is the origin of underlining as a substitute for italics in typewritten and handwritten text, a usage that persisted long after typesetting stopped requiring it.
A single straight horizontal line drawn directly beneath a run of words.
Both are underline marks in the graded typeface-change set.