diff --git a/doc/source/shared/_includes/uline.rest b/doc/source/shared/_includes/uline.rest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f216e2f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/shared/_includes/uline.rest
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <style>
+     .uline {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+     }
+   </style>
diff --git a/doc/source/shared/roles.txt b/doc/source/shared/roles.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ec9f5296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/shared/roles.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.. role:: hideable
+
+.. For use in CLI reference only
+
+.. role:: uline
diff --git a/doc/source/shared/strings.txt b/doc/source/shared/strings.txt
index 67fe57e78..0fb941eb5 100644
--- a/doc/source/shared/strings.txt
+++ b/doc/source/shared/strings.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 .. Load vendor-specific strings
 .. include:: /_vendor/vendor_strings.txt
 
+.. Load custom roles
+.. include:: /shared/roles.txt
+
 .. Load abbreviations list
 .. include:: /shared/abbrevs.txt