proportional font

proportional font

n

(Computer Science) computing a font type in which the width of letters and symbols varies depending on the letter or symbol

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proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths font, fount, typeface, face, case - a specific size and style of type within a type family Bodoni font, modern font, Bodoni, modern - a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes old style, old style font - a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes roman letters, roman print, roman type, roman - a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)

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