Kursiva
Kursiva is the term used in several languages, including Swedish, for the italic style of the Latin alphabet. Italic text is a slanted version of the letters and is used for emphasis, to indicate foreign words, to mark titles of works, and for other typographic purposes. In modern practice, kursiva also helps distinguish quoted or discussed material from the surrounding text and can indicate technical terms or variables in some contexts.
The development of italic type originated in Renaissance Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries,
In typography, italics are typically more than simply slanted versions of upright letters. True italics are
Kursiva remains a fundamental tool in typography for guiding reading, signaling nuance, and organizing written text