text formatting
Making words pretty
Text formatting refers to the visual presentation of written content—fonts, sizes, spacing, alignment, bold, italics, and similar styling choices.
In word processing and digital publishing, formatting transforms plain text into structured, readable documents: The formatting got messed up when I pasted it.
Format can also mean file type: What format is this document in?
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- font stylesText appearance options
- strikethroughLine negating text
- typographyArranging letters for display
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
bolding · Markdown · word processor · markup language · indentation · hanging indent · numbering · desktop publishing · drop cap · pull quote · block quote · italicizing · underlining · style guides · WYSIWYG · headers · columns · hyperlinks
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning