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Creative Glossary > Graphic Design > Set Width
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Term: Set Width
Subcategory: Technical
Definition: The horizontal width of characters in typography; the typefaces contain different horizontal set widths of each character (Times, for example, contains a narrow set width).  Also, set widths of single characters differ in typeset copy based upon the shape of the character and the characters around it.

Referring Terms
Expanded (font) Type Alignment

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