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Splunk Style Guide

Splunk Style Guide Contents

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  • Welcome to the Splunk Style Guide

  • Usage dictionary

  • A word about Splunk docs

  • Voice and tone

  • Accessibility

  • Admonitions and text callouts

  • AI

  • Bias-free communication

  • Capitalization

  • Formatting text

  • Grammar and word choice

  • Images

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    Links

    • Best practices for including links

    • Formatting links in Splunk documentation

    • Best practices for linking to third-party websites

  • Lists

  • Numbers

  • Punctuation and symbols

  • Splunk terminology and trademarks

  • Tables

  • Third-party information

  • Titles and headings

  • UI text guidelines

  • Videos

  • Additional resources

  1. Splunk Style Guide

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Links

Follow these guidelines for creating effective cross-references using links in Splunk documentation.

Use links to create rich cross-references to and from essential and supplementary content. Ensure you follow these guidelines when formatting different types of links:

  • Best practices for including links

  • Formatting links in Splunk documentation

  • Best practices for linking to third-party websites

Splunk Style Guide

Last updated: November 17, 2025

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