outdents

Moves text left

Outdents is the plural of outdent, which refers to text positioned to the left of the main margin—the opposite of an indent.

In typesetting and word processing, an outdent (also called a hanging indent) makes the first line of a paragraph extend beyond subsequent lines: The bibliography uses outdents for each entry.

As a verb, to outdent is to move text leftward.

formatting

margin

Edge of a page

spacing · bullets · numbering · flush · unindent · typesetting · hanging · overhang · realign · text-editing

structure

hierarchy

Ranked authority structure

nesting · subordinate · tiers · organization · headings · sections · subsections · bullets · lists · parent-child

Opposites
text margin direction

outdentsindents

Sets back from margin

indent · indentation · indentations · insets · flush left

Family

outdent, outdented

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