In text, italic is denoted by _underscores_ around the word/phrase. The italic markup for single italicised letters (such as pounds and pence symbols and in numbered lists) are deleted for easier reading. Small capitals in the printed works have been transcribed as ALL CAPITALS. In chemical equations, underscores before bracketed numbers denote a subscript, e.g. CO_{2} (carbon dioxide).…
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