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Recto

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Verso left Recto right

Verso pages are on the left with even numbers. Recto is right odd.

Definition: Pages on the right side of a two-page spread are the recto pages. Recto pages are the odd-numbered pages in a book or similiar publication.

Page one of a publication is almost always a recto page, making these the front side of pages.

Page Layout Terms Related to Recto: verso | A-Z Glossary

For Further Study Related to Recto: Page Numbers

Also Known As: right-hand pages | odd page | front side

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