Style Guidelines for Cross References

This page explains the style guidelines for cross references between book text and UAXes. Most examples show HTML style, followed by the implementation of that style. The links in the examples simply go to this page, not to the actual example pages.

1.  Referencing within the book text (mostly via FM styles)

Standard

the Unicode Standard

The book

The Unicode Standard, Version 5.2

Chapter

Chapter 5, Name of Chapter

Section

Section 5.7, Name of Section

Subsection

"Name of Subsection" in Section 5.7, Name of Section

2. Referencing UAXes from the book text

Annex

Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database"

Section

Section 5.7, Name of Section, in Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database"

3. Referencing book text from UAXes

Standard

the Unicode Standard

Standard

[<link>Unicode</link>] 

[Unicode]

Versioned

[<link>Unicode5.2</link>]

[Unicode5.2]

Chapter

<i>Chapter 5, Name of Chapter</i> in [<link>Unicode</link>]

Chapter 5, Name of Chapter in [Unicode]

Section

<i>Section 5.7, Name of Section</i> in [<link>Unicode</link>]

Section 5.7, Name of Section in [Unicode]

Subsection

"Name of Subsection" in <i>Section 5.7, Name of Section</i> in [<link>Unicode</link>]

"Name of Subsection" in Section 5.7, Name of Section in [Unicode]

4. Referencing UAXes from other UAXes

Annex

Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database" [<link>UAX44</link>]

Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database" [UAX44]

Section

<i>Section 5.7, Name of Section</i>, in Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database" [<link>UAX44</link>]

Section 5.7, Name of Section, in Unicode Standard Annex #44, "Unicode Character Database" [UAX44]

5. Referencing within a UAX

Section

<i>Section 1.2, <link>Name of Section</link></i>

Section 1.2, Name of Section