The Chicago Manual of Style and Robert Bringhurst in the Elements of Typographic Style agree: There seem to be different opinions on what is called an orphan and a widow. So now to the definition and naming of these little nitpicks. This is important no matter if the project is a website design, PowerPoint presentation, research report, brochure design, an invitation or any other design that includes text. This would be called an “orphan” or “widow”.Īs graphic designers, we adjust the space between words and/or letters to resolve these typographic problems as the final step in the design process. Similarly, a line or word of text that jumps to the next page/column or starts a page/column should be avoided for the same reason. This break is caused by the unintended white space that calls more attention than necessary to the single word. Why? A lonely single word at the end of a paragraph creates a visual interruption in the flow that breaks the reader’s focus. In typography, you want to avoid single words as the last line of a paragraph and single lines of text at the beginning or end of a column or page.
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