The 📝WikipediaManual of Style (MoS or MOS) is the primary style guide for all English-language Wikipedia articles. It outlines standards for writing, formatting, and layout with the aim of improving clarity, consistency, and accessibility across entries. The manual emphasizes plain, easily understood language, encouraging editors to structure articles using uniform formatting principles. While it acknowledges that multiple styles may be acceptable, it requires that a single style be maintained consistently within any given article. Changes to style should be justified, and disputes over stylistic preferences are discouraged through policies that prohibit edit warring. The MoS takes precedence over subsidiary style pages in the event of contradiction, and additions to the manual must address recurring issues rather than idiosyncratic cases.
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