Zenless Zone Zero Wiki:Manual of Style

This is the Manual of Style for all articles on the Zenless Zone Zero Wiki. This wiki is generally written in American English — in accordance with the English localization of Zenless Zone Zero — and may use some specific rulesets which may be different from other wikis or communities. Please read this page carefully to maintain the consistency across the wiki.

More content should be added to this page should style issues arise.

Feel free to discuss improvements to this guide through this page's Talk page, the discussion board, or the wiki's Discord server.

Section Order

For consistency, all articles must follow a general layout:

1. Notices
2. Hatnotes
3. Infobox
4. Introduction or general description
5. Article content (See the Page Layout Guides for specific sections)
6. Trivia
7. Gallery
8. Video Guides
9. Notes
10. Other Languages
11. Change History
12. References
13. Navboxes
14. Categories
15. Interwikis

Article Titles, Sections, and Headings

Titles and Headings

• Use title case for article titles and section headings, unless the in-game title is not in title case.
• Page titles must be singular by default; page introductions may be plural if desired.
  • For example: Ethereal, not Ethereals
• Do not use "A," "An," or "The," as the first word of an article title or section heading, unless it is inseparable or part of the in-game title.
  • For example: Cunning Hares, not The Cunning Hares, but A Hairstyle's Importance, not Hairstyle's Importance.
• Do not use links or references in section headings.
• Do not add whitespaces before or after section headings.
  • For example: ==Section==, not == Section ==.

Section Organization

Main page: Category:Page Layout Guides

Redirects

• Do not create redirects or disambiguation pages for generic titles, even if they have only ever been used by one character.
• Do not create redirects for forms of address.
• Full name and alias redirects of characters should only be made if they are used in in-game material such that a link would be convenient to use.
• For technical reasons, appropriate redirects may be created when any of the following is true of a page name:
  • Contains a diacritic
  • Begins with any punctuation mark
  • Ends with a question mark

Article Content

• Bold the first use of the page title in the article, which is typically in the first sentence.
  • Do not include links within this bolded portion.
• The usage of most magic words in articles is disallowed, with the exception of the following:
  • Behavioral Switches
    • __TOC__ — shows the Table of Contents at the position of its usage
    • __NOTOC__ — hides the Table of Contents
  • Technical Metadata Variables
    • {{DISPLAYTITLE:text to display as the page's title}} — commonly handled by infoboxes
  • Page Name Variables, only to be used with subst: to avoid issues on transclusion, should be used inside {{subst:#titleparts:magic word}} to avoid HTML entities being left on the article.
    • {{subst:PAGENAME}} — full page name without namespace (e.g., Module:Agent Promotions and Stats/data → Agent Promotions and Stats/data)
    • {{subst:FULLPAGENAME}} — full page name with namespace (e.g., Module:Agent Promotions and Stats/data → Module:Agent Promotions and Stats/data)
    • {{subst:BASEPAGENAME}} — full page name without the lowest subpage (e.g., Soukaku/Lore → Soukaku)
    • {{subst:SUBPAGENAME}} — lowest subpage's name (e.g., Soukaku/Lore → Lore)
    • {{subst:ROOTPAGENAME}} — root page's name (e.g., Soukaku/Lore → Soukaku)

Vocabulary

• Avoid using second person (i.e., "you"). Possible alternatives include using "players" or "the Proxy" or rephrasing the sentence to use passive voice.
  • For example, replace "(If you have completed Proxy Business)" with "(If Proxy Business has been completed)."
  • Second person in the form of commands is acceptable in the following cases:
    • Navigational aids (e.g., "See also").
    • Additional instructions to help players in the "Steps" section of quest pages (e.g., when players must locate an NPC without a quest marker).
• Avoid using contractions (such as "can't," "shouldn't").

Names

• The {{Lang}} template should only be used in the introduction sentence for characters whose names are in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, or Thai. The template should contain the name of the character in the corresponding localization.
  • Characters whose names are not unambiguously in one of the aforementioned languages should not have the template used.
  • Characters whose names are partially translated should have the template used if the rest of their name is in one of the aforementioned languages.
  • Romanization should be included, even if it is the same as the English localization.
  • No translations should be included. Translations can be added in Trivia or Etymology instead. For playable characters, these sections are on their Lore subpages.
• The inclusion of the surnames and titles of a character depends on where it is used.
  • For playable characters:
    • On the character's own page, the first use of their name (in the first sentence) should be their complete full name, including surnames. For example: Alexandrina Sebastiane.
    • On pages other than the character's own, the first use of their name should be their display name in-game. For example: Luciana de Montefio.
    • Subsequent use of the names of characters with Japanese, Russian, or Western names should be their given name only. For example: Anby.
    • Subsequent use of the names of characters of Chinese origin should still be their display name in-game if their given name is made by only one syllable. For example: Zhu Yuan.
    • Pay attention to name order to help determine what their given name is. While in most Western countries names are written with their given name first, that is not the case in many Eastern countries.
  • For non-player characters (NPCs):
    • Address them by the given in-game name (as an NPC), or, if they are not present in the game, use their name as described in any text or dialogue in-game.

Italics

Italics must be used in the following types of names or titles:

• Achievement categories
• Achievement titles
• Albums
• Film titles
• Book titles
• Quest names
• Act names
• Scientific names
• Ship/vessel names
• Video games

Grammar and Spelling

See also: Zenless Zone Zero Wiki:Chinese, Zenless Zone Zero Wiki:Japanese, Zenless Zone Zero Wiki:Korean, and Zenless Zone Zero Wiki:Russian

In accordance with the English localization of the game, the Zenless Zone Zero Wiki follows the following rules:

• Use the American spelling of words.
• Use the serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma).
• Use "neutral" (straight) quotation marks (" " and ' ', not “ ” and ‘ ’) and apostrophes (', not ’).
• Use double quotation marks for quotations. When nesting quotations, use single quotations. For example: Paimon exclaimed: "What do you mean 'hehe'!?"
• Place commas and periods within the quotation marks. ("Like this," not "like this".) This does not apply to other punctuation.

Date and Numbers

• Present dates in the format YYYY/MM/DD, or Month DD, YYYY when written out.
  • Never use MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY due to the format's inherent ambiguity.
• Present times in the format HH:MM AM/PM (UTC±X). The hour should always include a leading zero when it is a single digit. When presenting a time in the 24-hour clock format, omit the AM/PM.
  • This rule does not apply when referencing the in-game Time System.
• Delimit numbers exceeding 999 into groups of three digits with a comma.
  • For example: 1,000,000 but not 1000000

Symbols

• Use a proper multiplication symbol (× or ×), not the letter X (x).
• Transcribe em dashes (—) as they are shown in the game (written —). Do not replace it with the en dash (–) or two hyphen-minuses (--).

Deviation from In-Game Text

Grammar and spelling errors in transcriptions of official Zenless Zone Zero material should not be corrected, but rather highlighted using the {{sic}} template. Erroneous translations should also be noted using a reference note or added to the Trivia section if they impact understanding of the game's gameplay or lore. The Wiki will be updated after HoYoverse (miHoYo) corrects the localization errors.

References

• Add references after punctuation (E.g., Qingyi is an Intelligent Construct.<ref>{{ref/AI|Qingyi|Agent Details}}</ref>, not Qingyi is an Intelligent Construct<ref>{{ref/AI|Qingyi|Agent Details}}</ref>..)
• Do not add explanatory notes into references. Create a reference group for these notes and display them separately.
  • The reference group and the section heading for these notes should usually be named Note and Notes, respectively.
• No more than 2 references should be used for the same claim.
• When placing references or notes in the same group together, they must be ordered in ascending numerical order. (E.g., [2][5] and [Note 2][Note 5], not [5][2] or [Note 5][Note 2].) Note that numbers are automatically assigned, so it is strongly recommended to preview the page to help order references.
• When references and notes are used together, references must be placed before notes. (E.g., [2][Note 1], not [Note 1][2].)
• When placing notes in different groups together, they must have the same order as the invoked lists of notes. For example, if a page lists notes from the Note group first and the Assumption group second, then a claim that has notes from both groups should look like [Note 5][Assumption 3], not [Assumption 3][Note 5].
• Notes should be used sparingly. While attaching something like [1][5][Note 2][Note 3][Assumption 2] to a claim would technically be correct and compliant, there might be better ways to present that information. Alternatives that can be considered are condensing notes, directing readers to Trivia, and even integrating the information into the article body when appropriate.
• {{Ref}} templates are used to automate reference formatting for editors. In addition to quests, most in-game items have templates.

Formatting

Templates

Category	Examples
Characters
Agent Intel	<ref>{{Ref/AI|Anby Demara|Agent Intel 1}}</ref> yields:
Voice-Over (English)	<ref>{{Ref/VO|Soldier 11|Anby!}}</ref> yields:
Voice-Over (CJK)	<ref>{{Ref/VO|Soldier 11|零！|zh}}</ref> yields:
Trust Event Dialogue	<ref>{{Ref/Dialogue|Ellen Joe|Trust}}</ref> yields:
NPC Dialogue	<ref>{{Ref/Dialogue|Pavol Chuck}}</ref> yields:
NPC Dialogue (Conditional)	<ref>{{Ref/Dialogue|General Chop|p3 = Lorem ipsum|condition = during [[Hollow Zero]]}}</ref> yields:
NPC Idle Quote	<ref>{{Ref/Dialogue|Lily|Idle}}</ref> yields:
NPC Idle Quote (Event)	<ref>{{Ref/Dialogue|Billy Kid|Idle|condition = during [[Scarlet Invitation]]}}</ref> yields:
Commissions
Pheathon's Story	<ref>{{Ref/Episode|A Surprise}}</ref> yields:
Agent Story	<ref>{{Ref/Episode|Until Your Memory Fades (I)}}</ref> yields:
Special Story	<ref>{{Ref/Episode|Cyber Trap}}</ref> yields:
Event Commission	<ref>{{Ref/Commission|Daily Life of a PubSec Officer: Listen to the New Rules}}</ref> yields:
Commission	<ref>{{Ref/Commission|Early-Bird Buyer}}</ref> yields:
Trust Event Commission	<ref>{{Ref/Commission|A Hairstyle's Importance}}</ref> yields:
Video Archive Cutscene Summary	<ref>{{Ref/Episode|A Surprise|archive = 1}}</ref> yields:
Items
W-Engine (if both the Description and its Lore are referenced)	<ref>{{Ref/W-Engine|Starlight Engine Replica}}</ref> yields:
W-Engine (if referencing the Description specifically)	<ref>{{Ref/W-Engine|Starlight Engine Replica|Description}}</ref> yields:
W-Engine (if referencing the Lore specifically)	<ref>{{Ref/W-Engine|Weeping Cradle|Lore}}</ref> yields:
Videotape	<ref>{{Ref/Videotape|First Piece of Soil}}</ref> yields:
Drive Disc Set	<ref>{{Ref/DiscSet|Shadow Harmony}}</ref> yields:
Core Skill Level-Up Material	<ref>{{Ref/Item|Living Drive}}</ref> yields:
Intelligence (Item)	<ref>{{Ref/Item|Tooth Necklace}}</ref> yields:
Key Item	<ref>{{Ref/Item|Dew-Covered Card}}</ref> yields:
Others
Loading Screen Tip	<ref>{{Ref/Loading|Wiki|no.40}}</ref> yields:
Point of Interest without official descriptions	<ref>{{Ref/Location|Mural with a black and a white dragon intertwined}}</ref> yields:
Inter-Knot Post	<ref>{{Ref/IKP|Post|Have you listened to Monica's new single?}}</ref> yields:
Phaethon's Database (Enemy)	<ref>{{Ref/Enemy|Dullahan}}</ref> yields:
Proxy Handbook
YouTube	{{Ref/YouTube|date = Aug 03 2024|special_program = 1.1}}

No Template

Category	Examples
In-Game
Event-Exclusive Enemy	<ref>Event [[Legend of the Vagabond Sword]] Enemy: [[Revived Primo Geovishap]]</ref> yields:
Namecard	<ref>Namecard: [[Winding Roses]]</ref> yields:
Videos
Bilibili Video	<ref>Bilibili: [https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1XW421X7xt/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=7787fe744679bd2f05017fa9f3fef3d9《绝区零》11号角色PV &vert; 「残酷」防卫军的行动纲领]</ref> yields:
Bilibili Video (with timestamp or note)	<ref>Bilibili: [https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1XW421X7xt/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=7787fe744679bd2f05017fa9f3fef3d9&t=71 《绝区零》11号角色PV &vert; 「残酷」防卫军的行动纲领 【精准空降到 01:11】] (Timestamp: 1:11)</ref> yields:
Streamable Video	<ref>Streamable: [https://streamable.com/p65fb2 Traveler Parry Healing]</ref> yields:
Streamable Video (with timestamp or note)	<ref>Streamable: [https://streamable.com/p65fb2?t=2 Traveler Parry Healing] (Timestamp: 2s)</ref> yields:
Voice Artists
Voice Artist (Announced by HoYoVerse)	<ref>Twitter: [https://twitter.com/ZZZ_EN/status/1808719933594841230 VA Announcement]</ref> yields:
Voice Artist (Self Announcement)	<ref>Twitter: [https://x.com/SimplyAllegra/status/1811867730544591209 EN VA Self Announcement]</ref> yields:
Voice Artist (Profile or Resume)	<ref>AtomicMonkey: [https://www.atomicmonkey.jp/talent/kobayashichikahiro JP VA's Profile]</ref> yields:
Others
HoYoLAB Article or Post	<ref>HoYoLAB: [https://www.hoyolab.com/article/31406261 Ridu Close-Ups: Zhu Yuan]</ref> yields:

Interwiki

• Interwikis must be added at the end of the page, after categories if there are any.
• List each language in a new line and in alphabetical order.
• Template and module interwikis are listed in the documentation page inside a <noinclude>.
• If the template or module has no documentation, add the interwiki inside an <includeonly> in the main template page.
• Do not add interwikis in File namespace.

See Also

• Wiki Syntax Formatting Guidelines