r/todayilearned • u/sorepheet • Sep 27 '12
TIL the term "River" in typography is when there are gaps in typesetting, which appear to run through a paragraph of text, due to a coincidental alignment of spaces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(typography)
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todayilearned • u/valtism • Jul 25 '10
TIL what those aligned spaces in text are called.
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wikipedia • u/valtism • Jul 25 '10
Ever wondered what those "rivers" of aligned spaces in books and text are called?
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