halfwidth

== English == === Alternative forms === half-width === Etymology === From half +‎ width. === Adjective === halfwidth (not comparable) (computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column. ==== Usage notes ==== Chiefly relevant to CJK monospace fonts, where alphanumeric characters are normally halfwidth and Asian characters (Chinese characters, kana, etc.) are normally fullwidth. However, there are designated halfwidth kana and fullwidth alphanumeric characters that may appear in any CJK font, monospace or proportional, and Chinese characters are almost always "fullwidth". ==== Translations ==== === Noun === halfwidth (plural halfwidths) (chemistry) The width of a spectroscopic peak at half its height.