Alfabet monoespaiat

Monospace typefaces take their cue from typewriters, where all letters conform to a specific physical width, resulting in letterforms that must expand or condense to make the best use of the allotted space - hence the wide is and tight ms. They are also referred to as nonproportional, in constrast to typical proporcional typefaces, where each character is a different width. Another feature of monospace typefaces - which can be seen as a pro or a con- is that they are spaced perfectly evenly, creating nicely aligned columns of text. This is helpful for creating the financial tables of an annual report, and has proven to be the best practice among programmers for writting code. The odd spacing, unusual letterforms, and a propensity for futuristic and typewriter designs limit the applications of monospace fonts.