diff --git a/src/_content-style-guide/bold-text.md b/src/_content-style-guide/bold-text.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fda693230 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/_content-style-guide/bold-text.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +layout: default +title: Bold text +--- + +# Bold text + +Use bolded text to call attention to words or phrases that will help the Veteran understand the content on the page. + +**Note:** Don’t use italics. It doesn’t show up well on a screen, and sometimes it can be harder to read than normal text. + +**Use bold text only in these cases** + +- The explicit set-up line that comes before bullet points that states something like this: “Both of these must be true.” [See this page](https://www.va.gov/pension/eligibility/) +- The “and” or “or” that comes at the end of each line in a bulleted list +- The first part of a sentence, for scanability, when there’s a need to clearly set apart, for instance Veterans who fall into different eligibility categories. [See this page](https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/) +- Numerals, for scanability, that we know the Veteran is on the page to look for—like a dollar figure. [See this page](https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/disability-housing-grants/) +- The different types of accounts through which you can sign in to VA.gov: My HealtheVet, DS Logon, and ID.me. [See this page](https://www.va.gov/health-care/view-test-and-lab-results/) +- When there’s a “Note:” or “Example:” [See this page](https://www.va.gov/pension/veterans-pension-rates/) +- The design element or text link we want the user to click on when we’re walking them through online instructions. [See this page](https://www.va.gov/health-care/get-reimbursed-for-travel-pay/) + +**Don’t use bold in these cases** + +- Any part of a text link, since the blue and underlining sets apart that text enough +- Words used to emphasize a point being made in the text, like “only if” diff --git a/src/_content-style-guide/dates-and-numbers.md b/src/_content-style-guide/dates-and-numbers.md index a2359deec..a4cba52d4 100644 --- a/src/_content-style-guide/dates-and-numbers.md +++ b/src/_content-style-guide/dates-and-numbers.md @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Use hyphens between numbers, and don't use parentheses to set off the area code: Hyperlink all phone numbers, including TTY numbers. Use the following source code for 508 accessibility: -- `800-827-1000` +- `800-827-1000` - `711`. diff --git a/src/_content-style-guide/naming-and-labels.md b/src/_content-style-guide/naming-and-labels.md index 8fc90694f..1cc9153a6 100644 --- a/src/_content-style-guide/naming-and-labels.md +++ b/src/_content-style-guide/naming-and-labels.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Your VA education benefits can help you pay for books, supplies, and housing whi