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Use italics, not boldface, for emphasis in article text. Use boldface in the remainder of the article only for a few special uses:
According to MOS:TITLE#Italics and Wikipedia:ITALICS#Italic face, individual named aircraft (but not prefixes, classifications, identifying numbers or other designations for them) should be italicized.
In general, the use of flag icons is not recommended; neither, however, is it prohibited. When deciding whether flag icons are appropriate in a particular context, consider:
When flag icons are used, they should be historically accurate ones. In particular:
When dealing with biographical infobox templates, the most common practice is to use flag icons to indicate allegiance or branch of service, but not place of birth or death. However, there remains considerable disagreement regarding the appropriateness of flags in such cases, so editors should not regard this as a universal rule.
Repeated use of a flag in a table or infobox (usually to save space and avoid repeating the country name) should only be done if the flag has been used previously in the table with the country name.