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Katakana vs Fullwidth - What's the difference?

katakana | fullwidth |

As a proper noun katakana

is .

As an adjective fullwidth is

(computing|typography|of certain characters) occupying two columns on a traditional text display such as kanji, as opposed to halfwidth occupying only one column such as alphanumeric letters some characters have both forms: for example katakana ka has the fullwidth.

katakana

English

(wikipedia katakana)

Noun

(katakana)
  • (uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, or to emphasize a word or phrase.
  • A letter thereof

    • Related terms

    * hentaigana * hiragana *

    See also

    * ----

    fullwidth

    English

    (Fullwidth form)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing, typography, of certain characters) Occupying two columns on a traditional text display such as kanji, as opposed to halfwidth occupying only one column such as alphanumeric letters. Some characters have both forms: for example katakana ka has the fullwidth .

    • Usage notes

    Usually, fullwidth characters are used to match the space taken up by characters – particularly Chinese characters – in certain other languages such as Japanese.

    Antonyms

    * halfwidth

    Related terms

    * proportional

    See also

    English calques