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Pitch

Pitch is the number of characters in a horizontal inch. Ten-pitch

Courier prints ten characters per inch. Therefore, ten-pitch type is

wider than twelve-pitch type since only ten characters fill a

horizontal inch rather than twelve. Another name for this

measurement is cpi (characters per inch).

In fixed spaced fonts, sizes are usually described by pitch. In pitch

measurements, a higher number means smaller characters. The

following example shows ten-pitch and twelve-pitch Courier:

10-Pitch Courier

12-Pitch Courier

Monospacing

The term monospaced refers to a typeface whose characters all

have uniform and equal spacing. Another term for this style of type

spacing is fixed pitch. A monospaced or fixed-pitch typeface is

useful for spreadsheets and other documents with columnar data.

Monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing.

Proportional Spacing

The term proportionally spaced refers to a typeface that varies the

size of each character. For example, the letter “i” is thinner than

the letter “m” and should take up less space. Proportional spacing

saves page space and is easier on the eye. This manual uses Times,

a proportionally spaced typeface.

Because proportionally spaced typefaces place each character

according to its individual size, they increase legibility and

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