A metaphor that many people take almost literally. A form of alignment for columns of numbers so that all of the decimal points line up under each other. The en dash is a dash as wide as an en space, and an em dash is a dash as wide as an em space. A no break space is as wide as a regular space, but browsers will not break the line at a no break space even if they would at a regular space. An iconic entity is a small icon that is useful in lists and headings, such as a folder icon to represent a directory.
Lists are available of iconic , character , and mathematical entities.
Fixed Width Text Also called monospaced text, fixed width text is set in a font in which every character occupies the same width. Font A font, strictly speaking, is a set of characters that all belong to the same size and style of a typeface. In practice most people use the word font to mean typeface, saying that Courier is a font. Forms The mechanism by which web pages become interactive, allowing users to supply input to CGI scripts. FTP File Transfer Protocol, a way to exchange files with other sites on the Internet.