# Typographical conventions

This documentation uses some typographical conventions to highlight elements of the SQL language, operating system commands, and the Java programming language.

The following table lists the typographical conventions used in the Derby documentation.

Table 1. Derby typographical conventions
Usage | Typeface | Examples
--- | --- | ---
New terms | Italic | defined by keys
File and directory names | Italic | C:\derby
Dictionary objects | Italic | The Employees table
In syntax, items that you do not type exactly as they appear, but replace with the appropriate name | Italic | `CREATE TABLE tableName`
SQL examples | Bold and/or fixed-width | `SELECT city_name FROM Cities`
Java application examples | Bold and/or fixed-width | `Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:derby:Sample")`
Things you type in a command prompt | Bold and/or fixed-width | `java org.apache.derby.tools.ij`
Comments within examples | Bold and/or fixed-width | `--This line ignored`
SQL keywords (commands) | All caps | You can use a CREATE TABLE statement

Parent topic: Documentation conventions