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Content principles
Our content principles guide the voice and tone of everything we write.
Word list
Use our in-house style for common words on VA.gov, so we can use words and labels consistently.
Writing for SEO
See basic SEO tips and best practices for making content findable in searches.
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We’re constantly working on making the style guide more useful to the people who write, edit, or manage content on VA.gov. Send your feedback to vawebdesign@va.gov with “Content style guide” in the subject line.