Apple documentation tech writing style standard

This skill establishes the writing voice, linguistic rhythm, sentence construction, capitalization standards, pedagogical patterns, vocabulary prohibitions, and visual media guidelines required to author technical documentation and tutorials that mirror Apple's official documentation.

References

• references/sentence-case-guide.md: Consult when checking capitalization across headings, titles, sections, tables, diagram text labels, and topic groups, or verifying approved proper nouns and acronyms.
• references/step-anatomy-and-prohibitions.md: Consult when authoring or reviewing tutorial @Step text for the 3-Sentence Step Anatomy, auditing prohibited diminutives and marketing buzzwords, or verifying official Xcode UI terminology.

1. Strict sentence case editorial standard

Apple technical documentation strictly uses sentence case across all structural and contextual elements. Sentence case makes technical prose approachable, easy to scan, and consistent with the Apple platform interface style.