U
Undergraduate
One word, not hyphenated.
Underlining
Web: On webpages, do not use underlining to emphasise a word or phrase – use bold or italic instead, although be sparing with this. Underlining on webpages means hypertext links and if it isn’t a link it can confuse webpage readers.
University of Exeter
Not Exeter University
Up-to-date
With hyphens
Username
Not User name
V
W
Web addresses
Print: www.exeter.ac.uk/biology NOT http://www.ex.ac.uk/biology Only include http:// if the address does not contain www. Note that ‘exeter’ should be written in full except where it means the URL won’t work, eg http://newton.ex.ac.uk NOT http://newton.exeter.ac.uk Do not add a full stop when the web address comes at the end of a sentence.
Web: Web addresses on websites are always linked to the relevant site. Using text for your links is better for both users and search engines (see Links). Supply proper text which clearly and accurately describes the destination of the link. Avoid using web addresses themselves as link text in web content unless you really have to, in which case follow the advice for print above.
web, website, webpage, etc
All lower case unless at the start of a sentence. Note website not web site, and webpage not web page
Wellbeing
One word, not hyphenated.
West Country
Not Westcountry
wifi
Not WiFi, wi-fi
Worldwide
One word, not hyphenated.
X
Y
Z
