kursief
Kursief is a typographic style in which the letters are slanted to the right. In Dutch typography, the term kursief denotes what in English is called italic type. Kursief is commonly used to indicate emphasis, to mark foreign words, or to denote titles of works when they appear within running text. It can also serve to distinguish specific terms, such as scientific names or quotes, depending on house style.
The origins trace to early modern typography in Italy around the turn of the 16th century. The
In typography, italic can be either a true italic, with distinct letterforms, or an oblique, which is
In Dutch usage, kursief is widely used to emphasize words or phrases, to set book and article