How to describe italicized letters in handwriting

[optimistic pessimist]

Dear all,

In handwriting, how do you show the words you want to type in italics?

I read a books titled The Biggest Earthquake.
I read a book titlled "The Biggest Earthquake".
I read a book titlled The Biggest Earthquake.

I think Paul McCartney is the most successful songwiter in history.
I think Paul McCartney is "the" most successful songwiter in history.
I think Paul McCartney is the most successful songwriter in history

I know you put the words in quatations or underline them. Which do you recommend to English learners? Or is there a better way?

Thank you!

OP

[Rover_KE]

In handwriting, I would use inverted commas (quotation marks) for the book title and underline the in your second example.

Rover

[emsr2d2]

In handwriting, how do you describe words in italics?

Thank you!

OP

We describe them as "italicised".

[emsr2d2]

You can italicise words simply to make them stand out from the rest of the sentence, for emphasis, to show that you're using a title, sometimes I believe to show references.