Margin (typography)

A diagram displaying equal margins of width 25mm on an A4 page.

In typography, a margin is the area between the main content of a page and the page edges.[1] The margin helps to define where a line of text begins and ends. When a page is justified the text is spread out to be flush with the left and right margins. When two pages of content are combined next to each other (known as a two-page spread), the space between the two pages is known as the gutter.[2] (Any space between columns of text is a gutter.) The top and bottom margins of a page are also called "head" and "foot", respectively. The term "margin" can also be used to describe the edge of internal content, such as the right or left edge of a column of text.[3]

Marks made in the margins are called marginalia.

  1. ^ "margin" in Merriam-Webster online dictionary. m-w.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-19.
  2. ^ Typographic Terms. Whatstype.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ "In Typography, What are Gutters?". wiseGEEK. 30 August 2023.