![]() ![]() Keep in mind that doing this requires a “soft return,” (shift + return key) rather than a “hard return” (return key), the difference being that a soft return is a simple manual line break whereas a hard return inserts an invisible paragraph marker in the middle of the sentence. To accomplish this, the designer should manually break the previous sentence apart. The rule of thumb is at least two words, three if the words are short, on the last line of a paragraph. It interrupts the reader’s flow, diminishing readability, and gives an unintended visual emphasis on this dangling word. It is considered poor typography because it leaves too much white space between paragraphs and tends to draw the eye toward the hanging word. Despite these curious typographic terms, avoiding widows and orphans is an important concept graphic designers, and writers for that matter, should remember.Ī widow is a single word or two very short words at the end of a paragraph or column. Sounds like the plot of a Charles Dickens novel. ![]()
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