{"id":5512,"date":"2019-12-16T20:24:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-theme.spider-themes.net\/docly\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:01:40","slug":"home-cool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5512\" class=\"elementor elementor-5512\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58f1627 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58f1627\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4120c83\" data-id=\"4120c83\" 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id=\"iec-tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" data-bs-toggle=\"tab\">\r\n                            IEC style guide                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                        <\/ul>\r\n    <div class=\"tab-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"tab-pane doc_tab_pane fade show active\" id=\"doc-iec\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"iec-tab\">\r\n                <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"doc_tag_item\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"doc_tag_title\">\r\n                                        <h4>Intended use<\/h4>\r\n                                        <div class=\"line\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/intended-use\" class=\"learn_btn\">\r\n                                        View all<i class=\"arrow_right\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"doc_tag_item\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"doc_tag_title\">\r\n                                        <h4>How to use<\/h4>\r\n                                        <div class=\"line\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/how-to-use\" class=\"learn_btn\">\r\n                                        View all<i class=\"arrow_right\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"doc_tag_item\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"doc_tag_title\">\r\n                                        <h4>Typographic and editorial rules<\/h4>\r\n                                        <div class=\"line\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled tag_list\">\r\n                                                                                    <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/typographic\/font\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> Font and font size                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/typographic\/spelling\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> Spelling                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/typographic\/punctuation\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> Punctuation marks [general use]                       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                                                                                       <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/rules\/iec-is\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> IEC International Standards                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/rules\/iec-ca\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> IEC Conformity Assessment                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/rules\/iec-acp\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> IEC Affiliate Country Programme                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                <\/ul>\r\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/rules\" class=\"learn_btn\">\r\n                                        View all<i class=\"arrow_right\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"doc_tag_item\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"doc_tag_title\">\r\n                                        <h4>Use of initialisms and acronyms<\/h4>\r\n                                        <div class=\"line\"><\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled tag_list\">\r\n                                                                                    <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/acronyms\/general-5832\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> General                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/acronyms\/acronyms-explanations\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> Use of acronyms and their explanations                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/acronyms\/acronyms-translations\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> Acronyms that have translations in two (or more) languages                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                <\/ul>\r\n                                                                        <a 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                                              <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/list-acronyms\/iec-acronyms\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> IEC acronyms                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/list-acronyms\/iec-ca-acronyms\">\r\n                                                    <i class=\"icon_document_alt\"><\/i> IEC CA acronyms                                                <\/a>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                        <li>\r\n                                                <a 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