Widows and orphans, the Glossary
In typesetting, widows and orphans are single lines of text from a paragraph that dangle at either the beginning or end of a block of text, or form a very short final line at the end of a paragraph.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Column (typography), CSS, Leading, Letter spacing, Manuscript, Non-breaking space, Page layout, Pull quote, The Chicago Manual of Style, Typesetting.
Column (typography)
In typography, a column is one or more vertical blocks of content positioned on a page, separated by gutters (vertical whitespace) or rules (thin lines, in this case vertical). Widows and orphans and column (typography) are typography.
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CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for specifying the presentation and styling of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML (including XML dialects such as SVG, MathML or XHTML).
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Leading
In typography, leading is the space between adjacent lines of type; the exact definition varies. Widows and orphans and leading are typography.
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Letter spacing
Examples of headline letter spacing Letter spacing, character spacing or tracking is an optically consistent typographical adjustment to the space between letters to change the visual density of a line or block of text. Widows and orphans and letter spacing are typography.
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Manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way.
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Non-breaking space
In word processing and digital typesetting, a non-breaking space, also called NBSP, required space, hard space, or fixed space (in most typefaces, it is not of fixed width), is a space character that prevents an automatic line break at its position.
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Page layout
In graphic design, page layout is the arrangement of visual elements on a page. Widows and orphans and page layout are typography.
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Pull quote
In graphic design, a pull quote (also known as a lift-out pull quote) is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used as a page layout graphic element, serving to entice readers into the article or to highlight a key topic.
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The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style (abbreviated as CMOS, TCM, or CMS, or sometimes as Chicago) is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press.
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Typesetting
Typesetting is the composition of text for publication, display, or distribution by means of arranging physical ''type'' (or sort) in mechanical systems or glyphs in digital systems representing characters (letters and other symbols). Widows and orphans and Typesetting are typography.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widows_and_orphans
Also known as Hanging widow, Orphan (typesetting), Orphans and widows, Runt (typography), Widow (typesetting), Widow and orphan protection, Widow/orphan, Widow/orphan protection, Widows & orphans, Widows and orphans (typesetting).