From 396bf63eae4f60a557cf6efd4638e27d5172d511 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sarah White <graphitefriction@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 11:54:30 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] add inline monospace section to text styles

---
 docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc                      |  2 +-
 docs/modules/ROOT/pages/inline-text-styles.adoc | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
index 8c0aa93..3bd9374 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 * xref:templates.adoc[Work with the Handlebars Templates]
 * xref:stylesheets.adoc[Work with the CSS Stylesheets]
 * xref:style-guide.adoc[UI Element Styles]
-** xref:inline-text-styles.adoc[Inline Text Styles]
+** xref:inline-text-styles.adoc[Inline Text]
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/inline-text-styles.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/inline-text-styles.adoc
index 7c7df02..f6a8cc4 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/inline-text-styles.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/inline-text-styles.adoc
@@ -32,3 +32,17 @@ How xref:antora:asciidoc:italics.adoc[italicized text] appears on your site depe
 ----
 
 In the default UI, the italic fonts (`font-style: italic`) loaded by the typeface stylesheets are applied to inline text enclosed in `<em>`.
+
+[#monospace]
+== Monospace text
+
+Technical content often requires text to be styled in a way that indicates it is a command or source code.
+Such text is usually emphasized using a fixed-width, i.e., monospace, font.
+Consequentially, how xref:antora:asciidoc:monospace.adoc[inline monospace text] is displayed depends on the fixed-width font loaded by your UI and any CSS styles it applies to the `<code>` HTML tag.
+
+[source,html]
+----
+<p>A monospace <code>word</code>, and a <code>monospace phrase</code>.</p>
+----
+
+In the default UI, the `code` element, specified in [.path]_css/base.css_, uses a fixed-width font which is loaded by a corresponding typeface stylesheet.
-- 
2.11.0