(Orphans are single first lines stranded at the bottom of a column. The terms Orphans and Widows are reserved for other typographic problems. Those terms definitely do not describe short last lines at the end of a paragraph. while some people call these widows and other people call them orphans, I agree with David Blatner how proposed the term «runt» and who pointed out that: You called them widows which I think is confusing and not correct in this context. Some call them orphans or widows others call them runts. or a short lines of text with up to 10-signs at the last line of a paragraph.Īn exact term of this typographic crime is vague and (historically) does not exist at all. In typography, a «runt» occurs when the last line of a paragraph ends with: I suggest using the term « runt» instead of « widowed».ĭavid Blatner introduced the term « runt» for this typographic problem.

In this context, the term widow is not a well-chosen terminology.Īctually, it is wrong. You used in your Flow Window the term « Prevent widowed last lines».

Widow orphan settings in word