spacing
Distance between elements
Spacing is the amount of distance between things—letters, lines, plants, or any objects arranged in relation to each other.
Adjust the line spacing to make the document easier to read.
The spacing between fence posts should be consistent.
Good spacing prevents crowding and creates visual or functional order.
In typesetting and design, spacing decisions affect readability and aesthetics: letter spacing, word spacing, paragraph spacing.
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- justificationReason proving rightness
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
indentation · margin · baseline · grid · measure · flush · proportional · monospaced
Unfilled space between
- intervalDuration between two points
- separationState of being apart
- distanceSpace between two points
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
buffer · allowance · tolerance · offset · placement · positioning · arrangement · distribution
Duration between two points
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- timingArt of choosing moments
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
rhythm · pacing · rest · break · hiatus · intermission · frequency · periodicity
Unfilled space between
- voidWithout legal effect
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- intersticeNarrow intervening space
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
slit · opening · cavity · recess · compartment · partition · division · clearance
Placing seeds in earth
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- thinningReducing density or number
- interplantingGrowing different crops together
cultivation · seedlings · transplanting · furrows · drills · companion planting · broadcast · density
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- justificationReason proving rightness
alignment · indentation · margin · baseline · grid · measure · flush · proportional · monospaced · letterspacing
gap
Unfilled space between
- intervalDuration between two points
- separationState of being apart
- distanceSpace between two points
clearance · buffer · allowance · tolerance · offset · placement · positioning · arrangement · distribution · spread
interval
Duration between two points
cadence · rhythm · pacing · rest · break · hiatus · intermission · frequency · periodicity · delay
gap
Unfilled space between
- voidWithout legal effect
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- intersticeNarrow intervening space
slot · slit · opening · cavity · recess · compartment · partition · division · clearance · ventilation
planting
Placing seeds in earth
interplanting · cultivation · seedlings · transplanting · furrows · drills · companion planting · broadcast · density · crowding
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- document editingMicrosoft Word, Google Docs, word processors, formatting, text editors
- Menu Elementslayout, pricing, categories, sections, appetizers
spacingfocusing
Concentrating on one point
concentration · attentiveness · alertness · presence · engagement
spacingcrowding
Excessive gathering in limited space
cramping · compressing · compaction · tightening · packing
- spacing outLosing focus temporarily
- double spacingExtra vertical text separation
- line spacingDistance between text rows
- letter spacingGaps between characters
- plant spacing
- even spacingEqual distances between objects