Spaces in Mathematics

Because appropriate spacing for mathematics is provided automatically, you don't need to use the spacebar to type additional ordinary spaces. In fact, the spacebar doesn't work if the insertion point is in mathMath_text.tex. However, in some situations the program doesn't have enough information to space your mathematics exactly as you want it and you may occasionally want to add a little extra space to an expression. These spaces are provided:

Space Size
Em space width of M
2-em space width of MM
Normal 1/6 em
Required 1/6 em
Non-breaking 1/6 em
Thin space 2/9 em
Thick space 5/18 em
Zero space 0 em
Negative thin space -2/9 em
Italic correctionItalic_correction.tex depends on character to the left
Custom spaceCustom_space.tex as specified



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