Definition:
The part of a page outside the main body of text.
Etymology:
From the Latin, "border"Examples and Observations:
- "Only the left-hand margin should be justified. Right-hand justification should be turned off, leaving the margin unjustified (ragged right) so that correct word spacing is preserved. Margins of at least one inch should appear on all four sides of the hard copy."
(The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2003) - "In the New Typography margins often almost entirely disappear. Of course type cannot in most cases be set right up to the edge of the paper, which would hinder legibility. In small items of printed matter, 12 to 24 points are the minimum margin required; in posters 48 points. On the other hand, borders of solid red or black can be taken right up to the edge, since unlike type they do not require a white margin to achieve their best effect."
(Jan Tschichold, "The Principles of the New Typography," in Texts on Type: Critical Writings on Typography, ed. by Steven Heller and Philip B. Meggs. Allworth Communications, 2001)
Pronunciation: MAR-jen
