fullwidth

See also: full-width

English

A Korean command prompt showing halfwidth and fullwidth characters.

Etymology

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

Adjective

fullwidth (not comparable)

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

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".

Alternative forms

• full-width

Antonyms

• halfwidth

Translations

occupying two columns on a traditional text display

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全角 (zh) (quánjiǎo), 全形 (zh) (quánxíng), 全寬／全宽 (quánkuān)

• Finnish: täyslevyinen
• French: pleine chasse (fr)
• German: vollbreit
• Italian: a larghezza intera
• Japanese: 全角 (ja) (ぜんかく, zenkaku)
• Korean: 전각 (ko) (jeon'gak)
• Russian: полношири́нный (polnoširínnyj)

See also

Letters in fullwidth form

Ａａ Ｂｂ Ｃｃ Ｄｄ Ｅｅ Ｆｆ Ｇｇ Ｈｈ Ｉｉ Ｊｊ Ｋｋ Ｌｌ Ｍｍ Ｎｎ Ｏｏ Ｐｐ Ｑｑ Ｒｒ Ｓｓ Ｔｔ Ｕｕ Ｖｖ Ｗｗ Ｘｘ Ｙｙ Ｚｚ