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Recto

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, recto means: The front of a leaf, normally the right-hand page in a left-to-right bound book.

In Turkish: sağ sayfa, ön yüz

How it is used

State reading direction when page position matters.

Example sentences

  1. The chapter opens on a recto in this English edition.

    The opening occupies the front face of a leaf on the right.

  2. We left the recto blank to separate the two sections.

    The term identifies a particular face rather than any blank page.

Common collocations

  • recto page
  • recto opening
  • spreadTwo pages that face each other when a book, magazine or brochure is open, designed and viewed together as one wide layout.
  • gutterThe space between two columns of a grid, or the inner margin of a book or magazine where the pages meet at the binding.

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