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Copyfitting

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, copyfitting means: Adjusting text or its typesetting so it fits a specified space.

In Turkish: metni alana sığdırma

How it is used

Use for balancing copy length and typography while preserving readability.

Example sentences

  1. Copyfitting required shortening the introduction rather than shrinking every line.

    Editing the wording can solve a space problem without degrading type.

  2. We completed copyfitting after the translated text arrived.

    The final language length determines the remaining layout adjustments.

Common collocations

  • copyfitting stage
  • copyfitting adjustments
  • body copyThe main, longer text of a design, such as paragraphs in a brochure or article, as opposed to headlines, captions and other short text.
  • trackingThe overall spacing between letters across a whole word, line or paragraph, adjusted evenly to make text look looser or tighter.

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