em
noun
Origin
Attested since 1808. In typography, the em is named after the em quadrat (later called em quad), from m quadrat, a metal type used in letterpress typesetting, which is as wide as the point size of the font.
Phrases
- 3-em space
- 3-to-the-em space
- 5-em space
- 5-to-the-em space
- em dash
- em quad
- em rule
- em space
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