Questions about the use of whitespace characters
Questions about spacing, i.e. the use of whitespace characters (blank, non-breakable space, thin space, hair space, etc.). Not to be confused with kerning, tracking, or leading.
Questions tagged [spacing]
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Should Kelvin symbol have a preceding space?
I'm working on a lighting product catalogue with products from many overseas suppliers. In regards to colour temperature, some of them put a space character before Kelvin symbol, some not:
4000K, 5600K
or
4000 K, 5600 K
Is there any official…
ellockie
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The space or space (means universe)?
I have 2 sentences:
-There are billions of stars in space.
-There are billions of stars in the space.
and:
-Beyond the stars, the astronaut saw nothing but space.
-Beyond the stars, the astronaut saw nothing but the space.
Can you explain to me…
Tiến NG
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Is it "clipart" or "clip art"?
What is a correct spelling - "clipart" or "clip art"?
Is there any difference in meaning?
May it be language specific, like American, British, Australian?
Maybe "clip-art"?
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Is double spacing after a period now a thing?
I’m not sure if it’s a new thing or that I just didn’t notice it before, but I’m noticing a lot of double spacing after periods (full-stops) lately.
Here’s a comment I found on reddit for example:
My dad had a pet raccoon too! (Sort of, it was an…
Mou某
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