em

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.
2. A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

Pron

Alternative form of 'em

Pron

A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Intj

a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm

Sinonimi

em quad

pica em

pica

mutton quad

en

quadrate

dash

💨

second power

full-pitch character

em-

square

electronic mail

electronic messaging

emphasized

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɛm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.