Template:Spaces

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Description

This template is used to make a series of non-breaking spaces. If needed, the type of space can be changed, to one of figure spaces, en spaces, em spaces, thin spaces, or hair spaces.

Syntax

Type {{spaces|number}} somewhere.

To change the type of space, type {{spaces|number|type}} or {{spaces|type|number}} somewhere. type can be one of fig, en, em, thin, or hair.

Sample output

"{{spaces|10}}" gives...

"          "

"{{spaces|10|en}}" gives...

"          "

"{{spaces|en|10}}" gives...

"          "

Types of whitespace

Code	Result	HTML entity
Non-breaking space ]{{spaces}}[	] [	 
Figure space ]{{spaces|fig}}[	] [	 
En space ]{{spaces|en}}[	] [	 
Em space ]{{spaces|em}}[	] [	 
Thin space ]{{spaces|thin}}[	] [	 
Hair space ]{{spaces|hair}}[	] [	 

See also

• Template:Spaces on Wikipedia, which this template was derived from
• The whitespace character article on Wikipedia, which gives an overview of a number of whitespace character types

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