Bold, italic and emphasis

Styling words

• To change how words look, you wrap them in a command:

\textbf{bold} and \textit{italic} and \texttt{typewriter}

• \textbf = bold, \textit = italic, \texttt = code-like.

Emphasis the smart way

• \emph{...} means "emphasise this" — usually italic, but it flips smartly inside italic text.
• Prefer \emph for meaning, and \textit when you specifically want italic shapes.

A note on quotes and dashes

• Type opening quotes with two backticks and closing with two apostrophes: like this'' ``.
• A dash in a range is -- (en-dash, like 10--20); a pause in a sentence is --- (em-dash).
• These little touches are what make LaTeX documents look professional.