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Content style guide

Style, spelling and grammar conventions for all content published on ONS products

House style

A set of standards which state how written communication should be formatted

Writing for the web

Writing and structuring digital content to be accessible, searchable and readable

Coronavirus

Guidance for writing about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK and how to highlight quality issues

Presenting data

Guidance for creating charts and tables and best practice for using colour in your work

Bulletins

Guidance for writing a bulletin, including how to structure it so that users can find what they need

Articles

Guidance for writing an article, including the different types of articles and how to structure them