Chicago 18 author customization

RikKabel · 2026-01-12T06:05:41+00:00

With Chicago 17 author-date I created a local variant which put the author (or editor...) surname in small capitals at the beginning of bibliography entries. It was a simple modification to one line, adding a font variant for the name-part "family"

How can I do that with 18?

dunning · 2026-01-12T09:54:34+00:00

Take a look at the Oxford Guide to Style (not New Hart’s Rules), which renders surnames in small capitals in the bibliography exactly as you’re doing. I can add the author–date variant if you need it. This is based on the Chicago styles, so you’ll be able to copy the approach there; you’ll need to modify the author-bib macro.

RikKabel · 2026-01-13T17:33:20+00:00

Thank you for the pointer to the Oxford format. That gets me part of the way to what I had.
I may be missing something, but it seems that the Oxford format smallcaps all name parts. How can I smallcap just the family name?

RikKabel · 2026-01-17T15:45:52+00:00

Bump. Is there a way to style just the family name?

dunning · 2026-01-17T16:18:19+00:00

Yes, you can do this by adding another element to the name:

      <name and="text" delimiter-precedes-last="always" name-as-sort-order="first">
        <name-part font-variant="small-caps" name="family"/>
      </name>