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em, em space, em quad

A common unit of measurement in typography. Em is traditionally defined as the width of the uppercase M in the current face and point size. It is more properly defined as simply the current point size. For example, in 12-point type, em is a distance of 12 points.

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  • Part of Speech: noun
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  • Category: Typography
  • Company: Adobe

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