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Posted by Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,236 Points

White space

Hi.

My question is about this video:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/web-typography/basic-web-typography/horizontal-space-measure-and-margins

Mattox says that if a light background has dark text, the area around the text is still considered white space. Is the same true if we have a dark background with light text?

4 Answers

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

I think, yes, and that was his point of that discussion. I heard - "White space" is a term and the "White" doesn't pertain to actual color - so even a dark background is White space - which is all around the text.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Moved from a reply to an answer, and upvoted!

Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,236 Points
Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,236 Points

Thanks.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I'll second Dave, white space is a term for "breathing room" around an element, but not actually related to white, or any color for that matter.

Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,236 Points
Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,236 Points

Thank you both. I know I've probably asked a ludicrous question but typography isn't my speciality so I hope you'll understand.