Using different widths for different
characters. In a proportionally spaced
font, the letter
I is narrower than the letter
q and the letter
m wider. This book uses a proportionally spaced font, as do most books, magazines, and newspapers.
The opposite of proportional spacing is monospacing. In a monospaced font, each character has the same width. Non-graphics display screens, display text in a monospaced font. Almost all printers, with the exception of line printers, are able to print with either proportionally spaced or monospaced fonts.
