hanging indention

noun

, Printing.

1. an indention of uniform length at the beginning of each line except the first, which is flush left and of full width.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hanging indention¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Hanging Indention.—Equal indention of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which extends one em farther to the left than those succeeding.

From Project Gutenberg

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From Project Gutenberg

When a heading runs over one line, use hanging indention; that is, do not allow the second line to run back to the left-hand margin, but indent it.

From Project Gutenberg