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title: "Resources"
source: 18F Guides
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licence: CC0-1.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: 18f-guides
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

We adapted this guide from [GOV.UK’s work](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/content-design), and we’d like to thank their content team for championing plain language and information accessibility.

## Style guides

We generally follow [AP style](https://www.apstylebook.com/) unless otherwise noted.

As we created this guide, we also referred to these resources:

* [The U.S. Government Publishing Office](https://www.gpo.gov/)
* [Conscious Style Guide](http://consciousstyleguide.com/)
* [Plain Language Action and Information Network](http://www.plainlanguage.gov/)
* [Disability Language Style Guide](http://ncdj.org/style-guide/)
* [Diversity Style Guide](http://www.diversitystyleguide.com/)
* [GLAAD Media Reference Guide](http://www.glaad.org/reference)
* [MailChimp Content Style Guide](http://styleguide.mailchimp.com/)

## Related links

* [18F Accessibility Guide]({{ '/accessibility/' | url }})
* [18F Visual Identity Guide](https://brand.18f.gov/)
* [U.S. Web Design System](https://designsystem.digital.gov/)
* [18F Blog: Content Design](https://18f.gsa.gov/tags/content-design/)
* [DigitalGov: Style Guides by Government Agencies](https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/style-guides-by-government-agencies/)
