Style Guide

The following documents form the RFC Style Guide.

• RFC 7322: “RFC Style Guide”
• Web Portion of the Style Guide
• RFC Series Editor statement on authorship (May 2015)
• Status of This Memo Boilerplate – “Status of This Memo” text as defined by RFC 7841 and RFC 9280. All permutations of the text are listed here.
• Abbreviations List – Expansions of abbreviations (and acronyms) in RFCs
• Terms List – Table of decisions on consistent usage in RFCs
• IAB Format – IAB-specific format for RFCs in the IAB stream.
• Tips and Resources for Authors – Provides some writing tips and resources for authors
• Reference Entries for RFCs – Available in XML (via BibXML Service) and TXT.
• Reference Entries for STDs and BCPs – Available in XML and TXT (for the STD subseries and the BCP subseries ).

Old materials (replaced by the documents above):

• RFC Editorial Policies – A collection of policies on RFC editorial issues.
• “Instructions to RFC Authors” – A draft replacement for RFC 2223.