whitespace

whitespace — noun

1. the empty or blank areas on a page, screen, or other surface where no words, dra

1.名詞B2
釋義

the empty or blank areas on a page, screen, or other surface where no words, drawings, or images appear — for example, the margins around a paragraph or the gap between two photographs in a book layout.

例句

The graphic designer added generous whitespace around the main heading to improve the page layout.

collocation: generous whitespace

Liang finds it easier to read textbooks when there is plenty of whitespace between paragraphs.

collocation: plenty of whitespace

同義詞
  • blank space

    more general; refers to any unfilled area, not only in design contexts.

  • empty space

    even broader; can describe physical gaps beyond printed pages or screens.

  • margin

    specifically the blank area at the edges of a page, not gaps within the content area.

反義詞
  • text

    the printed words that whitespace surrounds.

  • content

    the images and writing that fill the non-blank parts of a page.

文法句型

uncountable noun — does not take a/an

用法筆記

Commonly used in discussions of graphic design, typography, and web layout. The term is uncountable and does not take the indefinite article in most contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The page has many whitespaces.
✅The page has a lot of whitespace.
💡whitespace is uncountable and does not have a plural form.
❌I added a whitespace between the two pictures.
✅I added some whitespace between the two pictures.
💡whitespace cannot be used with the indefinite article 'a'.