Word Usage and Styling

People trust predictable content. Keeping word use, spelling, capitalization and abbreviations consistent helps build a common language.

All proper nouns, including Wilmington Trust product names, will always be capitalized. Features and products that aren't unique to Wilmington Trust are not capitalized unless otherwise noted here.

A: account...

account

Lowercase, unless the word is part of a formal product name

B: bank, branch...

bank

Lowercase, unless preceded by M&T

branch

Always use branch, not office

C: creditworthiness...

creditworthiness

One word

E: email...

bank

email is not hyphenated

H: homebuyer, homeowner...

homebuyer

One word

homeowner

One word

homeownership

One word

I: Internet...

internet

Lowercase

L: log in, log out...

log in/log out

Two words when used as an action

login/logout

One word when used as a noun or an adjective

M: mtb.com...

mtb.com

Do not use "www." when writing out the url

O: online, Online Banking...

online

One word, not hyphenated

Online Banking

Capitalize both words when referring to the platform

P: password, Prime Rate...

password

Correct usage for login screens

Prime Rate

Capitalize both words

U: User ID

User ID

Correct use for login screens

W: website...

website

One word, lowercase

Wilmington Trust

Always capitalized

wilmingtontrust.com

Do not use "www." when writing out the url

Abbreviations

Only use the abbreviations below when UI space is limited. Otherwise always write out the full word.

Months

Full	Abbreviation
January	Jan
February	Feb
March	Mar
April	Apr
May	May
June	Jun
July	Jul
August	Aug
September	Sep
October	Oct
November	Nov
December	Dec

Days

Full	Abbreviation
Monday	Mon
Tuesday	Tue
Wednesday	Wed
Thursday	Thu
Friday	Fri
Saturday	Sat
Sunday	Sun