Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fullwidth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: full-width
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters in a monospace font, or two "normal" text columns.

Etymology

From full + width, as a calque of Japanese 全角 (zenkaku).

Inflected Forms

full-width (alternative)

Antonyms

halfwidth

Questions

What does fullwidth mean?: Of a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters in a monospace font, or two "normal" text columns.
Where does fullwidth come from?: From full + width, as a calque of Japanese 全角 (zenkaku).

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