i ‧ tal ‧ ics /ɪˈtælɪks/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: italicus 'Italian' , from Greek italikos , from Italia 'Italy' ; because these letters were introduced by a 16th-century Italian printer, Aldus Manutius ]
a type of printed letters that lean to the right, often used to emphasize particular words
in italics
This example is written in italics.
⇨ ↑ roman
—italic adjective :
italic script