“Italicized” or “Italicised”

Language

Italicized and italicised are both English terms.

Usage

Italicized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while italicised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
italicized	99	67	71	99	98	55	0	100	56	100	0	0
italicised	1	33	29	1	2	45	0	0	44	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (67 to 33).
• In India, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (71 to 29).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (55 to 45).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "italicized" and "italicised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (56 to 44).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "italicized" over "italicised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "italicized" and "italicised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "italicized" and "italicised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use italicized or italicised with sample sentences.

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