Fixed and Proportional Fonts
With fixed
fonts, each character of the typeface has the same width. An “i” takes
up as much horizontal space on a line as a “w”.
Also called “monospaced” fonts. Documents produced with old
typewriters have a fixed pitch.

Proportional
fonts allow the characters of the typeface to have a different
width. A “w” will take up more horizontal
space on a line than an “i”. Virtually all fonts you find in newspapers,
magazines and books are proportional.
