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Monospaced

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In graphic design, monospaced means: Describing type in which every character occupies the same horizontal advance width.

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How it is used

Use for fixed-width type, not just equal-width numerals within a proportional font.

Example sentences

  1. The monospaced font keeps the code examples aligned.

    Every character advances by the same horizontal distance.

  2. The narrow i has extra room around it in this monospaced face.

    A narrow drawn shape still occupies the full character cell.

Common collocations

  • monospaced font
  • monospaced typeface
  • font familyA group of related fonts that share the same design but differ in weight, width or style, for example Roboto Light, Roboto Regular, Roboto Bold and Roboto Italic.
  • 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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