# Monospace

Visual element sample: Graphic design › Typeface
Source: https://visual-gallery.asami.tokyo/en/styles/design-typeface-monospace

Every character occupies the same width.

## Visual traits
- Every character takes the same horizontal width
- Narrow letters such as i and l get extra space; wide letters such as m and w are squeezed
- Narrow letters often carry slab-like serifs to fill their width

## Prompt
Monospace type: every character occupies the same width, with narrow letters padded and wide letters compressed, as in a code editor font such as IBM Plex Mono.

## Avoid
proportional spacing, script, display serif, variable widths