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Insert Space

1/1 Square

A square space is defined to be as wide as the currently used font height.

1/2 Square

This space is half as wide as a square.

1/4 Square

This space is a quarter as wide as a square.

1/6 Square

This space is a sixth of the width of a square.

Variable Space

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Nonbreakable Space

This space has a fixed width and is not taken into account for text breaks. Therefore it is recommended for use where you want to protect combined phrases against text breaks.
Tip: Use [Option][Space] to insert a nonbreakable space with the keyboard.

Figure Space

In monospaced fonts (like 'Courier New' or 'Monotype Sorts'), this space is as wide as one digit.

Punctuation Space

In monospaced fonts (like 'Courier New' or 'Monotype Sorts'), this space is as wide as the narrow punctuation.

Glue Space

Some languages (e.g. English or Czech) use words which are represented only by a single character. If these words should build an aesthetical group with the following word, rather than being left alone at the end of a text line, we recommend to use this so-called 'glue space'. You might also use one of the fixed width spaces (see above), but this will be seen in justified text.
The fixed spaces have a fixed width and will not be wrapped. The glue space has a variable width.