WYSIWYGlike

WYSIWYGlike refers to a user interface paradigm that aims to provide an editing experience where the content appears on the screen as it will be displayed in its final form. The acronym WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get." While true WYSIWYG editors ensure a perfect one-to-one visual correspondence between the editing environment and the output, WYSIWYGlike describes interfaces that approximate this ideal but may not achieve absolute fidelity.

This can manifest in several ways. For instance, a WYSIWYGlike editor might display rich text formatting like bolding, italics, and font changes accurately, but it might not perfectly replicate complex layouts, precise spacing, or the exact rendering of specific HTML or CSS properties. Mobile editing applications often employ WYSIWYGlike interfaces, as the screen real estate and underlying rendering engines differ from desktop environments. Similarly, some content management systems offer editors that give a strong visual indication of the final product, but subtle differences can emerge when the content is published. The goal of a WYSIWYGlike approach is to simplify the editing process for users who may not be familiar with markup languages, offering a more intuitive and visual way to create and manage content.