Bold
Boldface is used to indicate method names at the start of their descriptions and for points of emphasis in the text.
Italics
New terms are italicized where they are defined. Italics are also used for emphasis and to indicate package names, fields, and equivalent code patterns in the text.
Courier
Courier is used exclusively for embedded code examples.
Courier Bold
In code examples, boldface is used to identify important lines that are described in the text.
