white space

American  

noun

1. the unprinted area of a piece of printing, as of a poster or newspaper page, or of a portion of a piece of printing, as of an advertisement; blank space.

   White space is as effective in a layout as type.

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Etymology

Origin of white space

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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white space

“That’s a great example of white space that didn’t really exist for this company,” CEO Nicholas Fink said during the company’s quarterly earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

Cut the white space out of the middle of the trapezoid.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

"They didn't represent who I was going to school with, it was a very white space."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

“Busywork sounds low-value, but white space sounds creative and it sounds strategic,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

At the place beside the beginning of the forest path where once there had been a clear white space, there were six lines of black writing.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda