indentations
Pressed-in marks left
Indentations are spaces or notches cut into something, or the act of creating them.
Text may have indentations at the beginning of paragraphs, set in from the margin.
A coastline has indentations where the water cuts into the land.
The word also describes any depression or dent in a surface: The indentations in the clay showed where fingers had pressed.
In typography and coding, indentation signals hierarchy or structure.
Facial skin depression
- depressionProlonged low state
- dingSmall surface imperfection
- divotGouged turf piece
- pockmarkDepressed scar from infection
crater · nick · notch · gouge · concavity · cavity · pit · bump
Passage for transmission
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- notchV-shaped incision
crease · score · fluting · cleft · dado · rabbet · rebate · spline
Distinct section of text
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- marginEdge of a page
bullet · blockquote · outdent · outline · code block · tab stop · whitespace · line break
dimple
Facial skin depression
- depressionProlonged low state
- dingSmall surface imperfection
- divotGouged turf piece
pockmark · crater · nick · notch · gouge · concavity · cavity · pit · bump · bruise
channel
Passage for transmission
notch · crease · score · fluting · cleft · dado · rabbet · rebate · spline · corrugation
paragraph
Distinct section of text
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
margin · bullet · blockquote · outdent · outline · code block · tab stop · whitespace · line break
stamp
Mark-making device
- impressionEffect on the mind
- engraveCarve designs permanently
- embossRaise design from surface
deboss · incise · inscribe · imprint · relief · letterpress · seal · hallmark · watermark · die-cut
quilting
Layered fabric stitching
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
texture · dimpling · stippling · honeycomb · waffle · grid · tufting · pleating · ribbing · puckering
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- pointspoint, points, peak, peaks, tip
- snow marks
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- handwriting mistakessmudges, smearing, misspellings, strikethroughs, wrong letter
- surface texturesrough, smooth, bumpy, coarse, grainy
indentationsprotrusions
Things that jut out
bulges · bumps · projections · protuberances · ridges