Cardiff Council Content and design system

www.cardiff.gov.uk

Content

Style guide

LinksFormatting text (using bold, italic and underlined text)Abbreviations and acronymsAlternative textBulleted listsCapital lettersDates, times, phone numbers and addressesHeadingsActive languagePunctuationSentence structure

Plain language

Plain language

Content principles

Online content principlesCreate accessible documents

Content formats

PDFs and other documentsEmbedding videos

Formatting text (using bold, italic and underlined text)

We do not use bold or italic fonts to make information stand out. We use a highlight or notice block to display important information. This means users with a screen reader will be notified that this is important information.

Avoid using underlined text as some users may mistake this for a hyperlink to another page.