Skip to main content

Style guidelines

Learn about active voice, sentence-case capitalization, addressing users in the second person, and other usage guidelines in the Dynatrace style. Learn how to avoid common grammatical and punctuation mistakes, correctly format numbers, dates, and times, describe interactions with the web UI, and use emoji in the right context.

📄️Acronyms and abbreviations

Best practices for acronyms and abbreviations

📄️Dates and times

Write dates, times, and date ranges in Dynatrace style

📄️Emoji

Appropriate use of emoji in different communication contexts

📄️Grammar

Practical guidelines for common grammatical issues

📄️Interaction with web UI

Use the correct verbs when explaining user interactions

📄️Link text

Write meaningful link text that conveys the value of linked content

📄️Numbers

Write numbers, fractions, decimals, and measurements in Dynatrace style

📄️Punctuation

Best practices for punctuation

📄️Lists

Best practices for lists

📄️Titles and headings

Best practices for titles, subtitles, and headings.

📄️Voice and tone

Appropriate voice and tone for Dynatrace content