nonindentation
Nonindentation is a typographic convention in which the first line of each paragraph is not indented. The body text begins flush with the left margin, and paragraph breaks are signaled by vertical space between blocks rather than an initial offset.
Historically, many printed books used indentation to mark a new paragraph. In contrast, newspapers, magazines, and
Implementation in digital and printed media typically involves setting the first-line indent to zero and using
Advantages of nonindentation include a cleaner, more modern appearance and easier alignment in modular layouts. Potential
Nonindentation is one of several typographic conventions related to paragraph delineation. Other related terms include indentation,