TermCraft conventionFoundational
Whitespace
The empty space between things, which is doing a job.
Definition
Unmarked area in a composition, used to group, emphasise and set reading pace.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
The empty space between things, which is doing a job.
Example
Halving the gap between a label and its field makes the relationship unambiguous.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- ProximityUI foundation
- Spacing SystemsUI foundation
- WhitespaceUI foundation
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.