white spaces
Gaps between characters
White spaces are blank areas in text or design—the gaps between words, lines, paragraphs, or visual elements.
In typography and layout, white space (also called negative space) gives content room to breathe: The designer left plenty of white space around the logo.
In computing, white space includes spaces, tabs, and line breaks—characters that create separation without visible marks.
The plural emphasizes distinct instances or types of these blank areas.
Inward cut or setback
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
delimiter · newline · carriage return · trim · concatenation · regex · tokenization · line break
Without legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- blanknessState of being empty
- gapUnfilled space between
- opennessQuality of being accessible
nothingness · silence · bareness · hollowness · sparseness · starkness · absence · pause
Edges of a page
- indentationInward cut or setback
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
paragraph breaks · gutters · tracking · tabs · justification · formatting · layout · breathing room
Edges of a page
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- breathing roomSpace for relief
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
balance · minimalism · canvas · visual hierarchy · gutters · grids · alignment · uncluttered
Areas for typing data
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- marginsEdges of a page
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- signature lineDesignated space for signing
indentation
Inward cut or setback
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- syntaxRules for arranging words
parsing · delimiter · newline · carriage return · trim · concatenation · regex · tokenization · line break · escape character
void
Without legal effect
openness · nothingness · silence · bareness · hollowness · sparseness · starkness · absence · pause · stillness
margins
Edges of a page
- indentationInward cut or setback
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
padding · paragraph breaks · gutters · tracking · tabs · justification · formatting · layout · breathing room · readability
margins
Edges of a page
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- breathing roomSpace for relief
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
composition · balance · minimalism · canvas · visual hierarchy · gutters · grids · alignment · uncluttered · framing
text boxes
Areas for typing data
signature line · checkboxes · placeholders · submission · data entry
white spacescontent
What something contains
positive space · clutter · imagery · visual noise · wall of text
white, whites, whiten, whitened, whitening, whitener, whitish, whiteness, space