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hanging indentation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An indentation that indents the rest of the text while leaving the first line in place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: media, publishing, typography

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: hængende indrykning — Translations
  • Dutch: hangende inspring — Translations
  • Dutch: hangend inspringcommando — Translations
  • Dutch: hangende inspringing — Translations
  • Finnish: riippuva sisennys — Translations
  • Finnish: roikkuva sisennys — Translations
  • French: composition en sommaire — Translations
  • French: alinéa en sommaire — Translations
  • French: alinéa saillant — Translations
  • French: alinéa sortant — Translations
  • French: disposition en sommaire — Translations
  • German: hängender Einzug — Translations
  • Greek: κρεμάμενο εδάφιο (kremámeno edáfio) — Translations
  • Italian: indentazione a sbalzo — Translations
  • Macedonian: извлечен прв ред (izvlečen prv red) — Translations
  • Portuguese: indentação negativa — Translations
  • Spanish: sangrado colgante — Translations
  • Swedish: hängande indrag — Translations