column inch

Newspaper space unit

A column inch is a unit of measurement in print advertising and journalism—the space one inch tall and one column wide.

Newspapers and magazines price ads and measure editorial content this way: The story ran twelve column inches.

The width varies by publication since column widths differ.

layout

measure

Unit of quantity

  • picaPrinting measurement unit
  • pointExact location or meaning
  • gutterEdge channel for runoff

margin · grid · typography · white space · galley · paste-up · dummy · crop · composition · format

journalism

copy

Identical reproduction made

headline · lead · lede · feature · beat · reporting · filing · deadline · assignment · editor

advertising

ad space

Purchased promotional area

insertion · sponsorship · advertorial · print ad · full page · rate · inventory · booking · deadline · remnant

Opposites
measurement system

column inchword count

Total of terms

page view · click-through · impression · character count · pixel

space vs. no space

column inchmedia blackout

Suppression of press coverage

silence

measurement unit type

column inchword count

Total of terms

character count · page views · impressions · click-through rate

Family

column, inch, columns, inches, columnar, columnist, columnists, columned, inched

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G