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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezera" title="Mezera – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mezera" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellemrum" title="Mellemrum – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Mellemrum" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leerzeichen" title="Leerzeichen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Leerzeichen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li 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<p>In <a href="/wiki/Writing" title="Writing">writing</a>, a <b>space</b> (<span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;"><b> </b></span>) is a blank area that <a href="/wiki/Word_divider" title="Word divider">separates words</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sentence_spacing" title="Sentence spacing">sentences</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syllable" title="Syllable">syllables</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Syllabification" title="Syllabification">syllabification</a>) and other written or printed <a href="/wiki/Glyph" title="Glyph">glyphs</a> (characters). Conventions for spacing vary among languages, and in some languages the spacing rules are complex.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Inter-word spaces ease the reader's task of identifying words, and avoid outright ambiguities such as "now here" vs. "nowhere". They also provide convenient guides for where a human or program may start new lines. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Typesetting" title="Typesetting">Typesetting</a> can use spaces of varying widths, just as it can use graphic characters of varying widths. Unlike graphic characters, typeset spaces are <a href="/wiki/Typographic_alignment" title="Typographic alignment">commonly stretched in order to align text</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Typewriter" title="Typewriter">typewriter</a>, on the other hand, typically has only one width for all characters, including spaces. Following widespread acceptance of the typewriter, some typewriter conventions influenced <a href="/wiki/Typography" title="Typography">typography</a> and the design of printed works.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Computer" title="Computer">Computer</a> representation of text facilitates getting around mechanical and physical limitations such as character widths in at least two ways: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Character_sets" class="mw-redirect" title="Character sets">Character encodings</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a> provide spaces of several widths, which are encoded using distinct numeric <a href="/wiki/Code_point" title="Code point">code points</a>. For example, Unicode U+0020 is the "normal" space character, but U+00A0 adds the meaning that a new line should not be started there, while U+2003 represents a space with a fixed width of one <a href="/wiki/Em_(typography)" title="Em (typography)">em</a>. Collectively, such characters are called <a href="/wiki/Whitespace_character" title="Whitespace character">Whitespace characters</a>.</li></ul> <ul><li>Formatting and drawing languages and software commonly provide much more flexibility in spacing. For example, SVG, PostScript, and countless other languages enable drawing characters at specific (x,y) coordinates on a screen or page. By drawing each word at a specific starting coordinate, such programs need not "draw" spaces at all (this can lead to difficulties in extracting the correct text back out). Similarly, word processors can "fully justify" text, stretching inter-word spaces to make all lines the same length (as can mechanical <a href="/wiki/Linotype_machine" title="Linotype machine">Linotype</a> machines). 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The specific problem is: <b>At some point, this subsection contained a lot of incorrect claims about Semitic languages, and weasel-wording. It was clearly written by someone who doesn't know any of the relevant languages. Some claims remain largely unsupported and Euro-centric. This needs attention from a historical linguist. If such an expert can't be found, it is better to rewrite this with a focus on developments within individual writing systems - which is <i>not</i> how it's structured at the moment..</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Linguistics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Linguistics">WikiProject Linguistics</a> may be able to help recruit an expert.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Modern English uses a space to separate words, but not all languages follow this practice. Spaces were not used to separate words in <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> until roughly 600–800 AD. <a href="/wiki/Biblical_Hebrew" title="Biblical Hebrew">Ancient Hebrew</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a> did use spaces partly to compensate in clarity for the <a href="/wiki/Abjad" title="Abjad">lack of vowels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The earliest Greek script also used interpuncts to divide words rather than spacing, although this practice was soon displaced by the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Scriptura_continua" class="mw-redirect" title="Scriptura continua">scriptura continua</a></i></span>. </p><p>Word spacing was later used by Irish and Anglo-Saxon scribes, beginning after the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Carolingian_minuscule" title="Carolingian minuscule">Carolingian minuscule</a> by <a href="/wiki/Alcuin_of_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Alcuin of York">Alcuin of York</a> and the scribes' adoption of it. Spacing would become standard in <a href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a> Italy and France, and then <a href="/wiki/Byzantium" title="Byzantium">Byzantium</a> by the end of the 16th century; then entering into the Slavic languages in <a href="/wiki/Cyrillic" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyrillic">Cyrillic</a> in the 17th century, and only in modern times entering modern <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy_dispute#Disputed_statement" title="Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute"><span title="Word spacing was used in Byzantine manuscripts well before the 16th century. (March 2024)">dubious</span></a> – <a href="/wiki/Talk:Space_(punctuation)#Dubious" title="Talk:Space (punctuation)">discuss</a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/CJK_characters" title="CJK characters">CJK</a> languages do not use spaces when dealing with text containing mostly <a href="/wiki/Chinese_characters" title="Chinese characters">Chinese characters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kana" title="Kana">kana</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>, spaces may occasionally be used to separate people's <a href="/wiki/Family_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Family name">family names</a> from <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given names</a>, to denote omitted <a href="/wiki/Japanese_particles" title="Japanese particles">particles</a> (especially the topic particle <i>wa</i>), and for certain literary or artistic effects. Modern <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>, however, has spaces as an essential part of its writing system (because of Western influence), given the phonetic nature of the <a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">hangul</a> script that requires word dividers to avoid ambiguity, as opposed to Chinese characters which are mostly very distinguishable from each other. In Korean, spaces are used to separate chunks of nouns, nouns and <a href="/wiki/Korean_postpositions" title="Korean postpositions">particles</a>, adjectives, and verbs; for certain compounds or phrases, spaces may be used or not, for example the phrase for "<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Korea">Republic of Korea</a>" is usually spelled without spaces as <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">대한민국</span></span> rather than with a space as <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">대한 민국</span></span>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Runic" class="mw-redirect" title="Runic">Runic</a> texts use either an <a href="/wiki/Interpunct" title="Interpunct">interpunct</a>-like or a <a href="/wiki/Colon_(punctuation)" title="Colon (punctuation)">colon</a>-like punctuation mark to separate words. There are two <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a> characters dedicated for this: <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+16EB</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">᛫</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">RUNIC SINGLE PUNCTUATION</span> and <span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+16EC</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">᛬</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">RUNIC MULTIPLE PUNCTUATION</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Between_sentences">Between sentences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Between sentences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sentence_spacing" title="Sentence spacing">Sentence spacing</a></div> <p>Languages with a Latin-derived alphabet have used various methods of sentence spacing since the advent of movable type in the 15th century. </p> <ul><li>One space (some times called <i><a href="/wiki/French_spacing" class="mw-redirect" title="French spacing">French spacing</a></i>, <i>q.v.</i>). This is a common convention in most countries that use the <a href="/wiki/ISO_basic_Latin_alphabet" title="ISO basic Latin alphabet">ISO basic Latin alphabet</a> for published and final written work, as well as digital (World Wide Web) media.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Web_browser" title="Web browser">Web browsers</a> usually do not differentiate between single and multiple spaces in source code when displaying text, unless the text is given a "white-space" <a href="/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets" class="mw-redirect" title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</a> attribute. Without this being set, collapsing strings of spaces to a single space allow HTML source code to be spaced in a more machine-readable way, at the expense of control over the spacing of the rendered page.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Double space (<i><a href="/wiki/English_spacing" class="mw-redirect" title="English spacing">English spacing</a></i>). It is sometimes claimed that this convention stems from the use of the <a href="/wiki/Monospaced_font" title="Monospaced font">monospaced font</a> on <a href="/wiki/Typewriters" class="mw-redirect" title="Typewriters">typewriters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, instructions to use more spacing between sentences than words date back centuries, and two spaces on a typewriter was the closest approximation to typesetters' previous rules aimed at improving readability.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wider spacing continued to be used by both typesetters and typists until the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>, after which typesetters gradually transitioned to word spacing between sentences in published print, while typists continued the practice of using two spaces.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>One widened space, typically one-and-a-third to slightly less than twice as wide as a word space. This spacing was sometimes used in typesetting before the 19th century. It has also been used in other non-typewriter typesetting systems such as the <a href="/wiki/Linotype_machine" title="Linotype machine">Linotype machine</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/TeX" title="TeX">TeX</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Modern computer-based digital fonts can adjust the spacing after terminal punctuation as well, creating a <a href="/wiki/Sentence_spacing#Computer_era" title="Sentence spacing">space</a> slightly wider than a standard word space.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>There has been some <a href="/wiki/Sentence_spacing#Controversy" title="Sentence spacing">controversy</a> regarding the proper amount of sentence spacing in typeset material. The <i>Elements of Typographic Style</i> states that only a single word space is required for sentence spacing.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Psychological studies suggest "readers benefit from having two spaces after periods."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unit_symbols_and_numbers">Unit symbols and numbers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Unit symbols and numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/International_System_of_Units#Lexicographic_conventions" title="International System of Units">International System of Units § Lexicographic conventions</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_System_of_Units" title="International System of Units">International System of Units (SI)</a> prescribes inserting a space between a number and a <a href="/wiki/Unit_of_measurement" title="Unit of measurement">unit of measurement</a> (the space being regarded as an implied multiplication sign) but never between a prefix and a base unit; a space (or a <a href="/wiki/Multiplication_dot" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiplication dot">multiplication dot</a>) should also be used between units in compound units.<sup id="cite_ref-BIPM_style_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BIPM_style-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd>5.0 cm, <i>not</i> 5.0cm or 5.0 c m or 5.0 cms</dd> <dd>45 kg, <i>not</i> 45kg or 45 k g or 45 kgs</dd> <dd>32 °C, <i>not</i> 32°C or 32° C</dd> <dd>20 kN m or 20 kN⋅m, <i>not</i> 20 kNm or 20 k Nm</dd> <dd>π/2 rad, <i>not</i> π/2rad or π / 2 rad</dd> <dd>50 %, <i>not</i> 50% or 50 percent (Note: % is not an SI unit, and many <a href="/wiki/Style_guide" title="Style guide">style guides</a> do not follow this recommendation; note that 50% is used as adjective, e.g. to express concentration as in 50% acetic acid.)</dd></dl> <p>The only exception to this rule is the traditional symbolic notation of <a href="/wiki/Angle" title="Angle">angles</a>: <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degree</a> (e.g., 30°), <a href="/wiki/Minute_of_arc" class="mw-redirect" title="Minute of arc">minute of arc</a> (e.g., 22′), and <a href="/wiki/Second_of_arc" class="mw-redirect" title="Second of arc">second of arc</a> (e.g., 8″). </p><p>The SI also prescribes the use of a space<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (often typographically a <a href="/wiki/Thin_space" title="Thin space">thin space</a>) as a <a href="/wiki/Thousands_separator" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousands separator">thousands separator</a> where required. Both the point and the comma are reserved as <a href="/wiki/Decimal_marker" class="mw-redirect" title="Decimal marker">decimal markers</a>. </p> <dl><dd>1 000 000 000 000 (thin space) or 1000000 <i>not</i> 1,000,000 or 1.000.000</dd> <dd>1 000 000 000 000 (regular space which is significantly wider)</dd></dl> <p><span class="anchor" id="Non-breaking_space"></span>Sometimes a <a href="/wiki/Non-breaking_space#Width_variation" title="Non-breaking space">narrow non-breaking space</a> or <a href="/wiki/Non-breaking_space" title="Non-breaking space">non-breaking space</a>, respectively, is recommended (as in, for example, <a href="/wiki/IEEE_Standards" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE Standards">IEEE Standards</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/IEC_standards" class="mw-redirect" title="IEC standards">IEC standards</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) to avoid the separation of units and values or parts of compounds units, due to automatic <a href="/wiki/Line_wrap_and_word_wrap" title="Line wrap and word wrap">line wrap and word wrap</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Encoding">Encoding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Encoding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unicode <a href="/wiki/Whitespace_character#Unicode" title="Whitespace character">defines many variants</a> of a single whitespace character, with various properties; the more commonly encountered variations include: </p> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+0020</span> </span><span class="Unicode" style="background:lightblue;line-height:1em"> </span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">SPACE</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+00A0</span> </span><span class="Unicode" style="background:lightblue;line-height:1em"> </span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">NO-BREAK SPACE</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2002</span> </span><span class="Unicode" style="background:lightblue;line-height:1em"> </span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">EN SPACE</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2003</span> </span><span class="Unicode" style="background:lightblue;line-height:1em"> </span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">EM SPACE</span></li></ul> <p>In <a href="/wiki/URL" title="URL">URLs</a>, spaces are <a href="/wiki/Percent-encoding" title="Percent-encoding">percent encoded</a> with its <a href="/wiki/ASCII" title="ASCII">ASCII</a>/<a href="/wiki/UTF-8" title="UTF-8">UTF-8</a> representation <code>%20</code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Types_of_spaces">Types of spaces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Types of spaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Figure_space" title="Figure space">Figure space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-breaking_space" title="Non-breaking space">Non-breaking space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thin_space" title="Thin space">Thin space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visible_space" class="mw-redirect" title="Visible space">Visible space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitespace_character#Hair_spaces_around_dashes" title="Whitespace character">Whitespace character § Hair spaces around dashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zero-width_space" title="Zero-width space">Zero-width space</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Em_(typography)" title="Em (typography)">Em (typography)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_(typography)" title="En (typography)">En (typography)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halfwidth_and_fullwidth_forms" title="Halfwidth and fullwidth forms">Halfwidth and fullwidth forms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internal_field_separator" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal field separator">Internal field separator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentence_spacing_in_digital_media" title="Sentence spacing in digital media">Sentence spacing in digital media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underscore" title="Underscore">Underscore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitespace_character" title="Whitespace character">Whitespace character</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Space_(punctuation)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=w3vZaFoaa3EC&pg=PA10">Saenger 2000, p. 10</a>: "the Semitic languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Syriac), when written without vowels, were virtually always written with word separation in antiquity and continued to be so transcribed into modern times"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Saenger, Paul. <i>Space Between Words: The Origins of Silent Reading</i>. Stanford University Press, 1997, 9–14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEinsohn2006" class="citation book cs1">Einsohn, Amy (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fnhkJ_CjTQIC&pg=PA113">"Punctuation, Eyeballing every mark"</a>. <i>The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications</i> (2nd ed.). Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. p. 113. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780520246881" title="Special:BookSources/9780520246881"><bdi>9780520246881</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>If you are working on documents that will be printed without any intervention from a compositor (e.g., documents produced on the office laser printer), you will have to carefully scrutinize every piece of punctuation to be sure that the document contains the correct character (see table 5). You should also delete any extra wordspacing before and after punctuation marks. The conventions are: One space follows sentence-ending punctuation mark (period, question mark, or exclamation point). One space follows comma, colon, or semicolon ...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Punctuation%2C+Eyeballing+every+mark&rft.btitle=The+Copyeditor%27s+Handbook%3A+A+Guide+for+Book+Publishing+and+Corporate+Communications&rft.place=Berkeley%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+London&rft.pages=113&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=University+of+California+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=9780520246881&rft.aulast=Einsohn&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DfnhkJ_CjTQIC%26pg%3DPA113&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThomas_A._Fine" class="citation web cs1">Thomas A. Fine. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tomsarazac.com/tom/opinions/space-after-periods.html">"How many spaces at the end of a sentence? One or two?"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140220233010/http://www.tomsarazac.com/tom/opinions/space-after-periods.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2014-02-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2013-08-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+many+spaces+at+the+end+of+a+sentence%3F+One+or+two%3F&rft.au=Thomas+A.+Fine&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomsarazac.com%2Ftom%2Fopinions%2Fspace-after-periods.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFarhad_Manjoo2011" class="citation magazine cs1">Farhad Manjoo (2011-01-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.slate.com/id/2281146/">"Space Invaders: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Slate_(magazine)" title="Slate (magazine)">Slate</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-03-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Slate&rft.atitle=Space+Invaders%3A+Why+you+should+never%2C+ever+use+two+spaces+after+a+period.&rft.date=2011-01-13&rft.au=Farhad+Manjoo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slate.com%2Fid%2F2281146%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHeraclitus2011" class="citation web cs1">Heraclitus (1 November 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.heracliteanriver.com/?p=324">"Why two spaces after a period isn't wrong"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130726225645/http://www.heracliteanriver.com/?p=324">Archived</a> from the original on 26 July 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 August</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Why+two+spaces+after+a+period+isn%27t+wrong&rft.date=2011-11-01&rft.au=Heraclitus&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heracliteanriver.com%2F%3Fp%3D324&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFelici2003" class="citation book cs1">Felici, James (2003). <i>The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type</i>. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. p. 80. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0321127307" title="Special:BookSources/0321127307"><bdi>0321127307</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Manual+of+Typography%3A+A+Guide+to+Setting+Perfect+Type&rft.place=Berkeley%2C+CA&rft.pages=80&rft.pub=Peachpit+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0321127307&rft.aulast=Felici&rft.aufirst=James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span>;</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDavid_Spencer2011" class="citation web cs1">David Spencer (24 May 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://typedesk.com/2011/05/24/the-curious-misconception-surrounding-sentence-spacing/">"The Curious Misconception Surrounding Sentence Spacing"</a>. <i>Type Desk</i>. Matador. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110610152438/http://typedesk.com/2011/05/24/the-curious-misconception-surrounding-sentence-spacing/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 May</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Type+Desk&rft.atitle=The+Curious+Misconception+Surrounding+Sentence+Spacing&rft.date=2011-05-24&rft.au=David+Spencer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftypedesk.com%2F2011%2F05%2F24%2Fthe-curious-misconception-surrounding-sentence-spacing%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBringhurst2004" class="citation book cs1">Bringhurst, Robert (2004). <i>The Elements of Typographic Style</i> (3 ed.). Washington and Vancouver: Hartley & Marks. p. 28. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0881792063" title="Special:BookSources/0881792063"><bdi>0881792063</bdi></a>. <q>2.1.4 Use a single word space between sentences. In the nineteenth century, which was a dark and inflationary age in typography and type design, many compositors were encouraged to stuff extra space between sentences. Generations of twentieth century typists were then taught to do the same, by hitting the spacebar twice after every period [full stop]. Your typing as well as your typesetting will benefit from unlearning this quaint Victorian habit. As a general rule, no more than a single space is required after a period, colon, or any other mark of punctuation</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Elements+of+Typographic+Style&rft.place=Washington+and+Vancouver&rft.pages=28&rft.edition=3&rft.pub=Hartley+%26+Marks&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0881792063&rft.aulast=Bringhurst&rft.aufirst=Robert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchriver1997" class="citation book cs1">Schriver, Karen (1997). <i>Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Text for Readers</i> (1 ed.). New York: Wiley. p. 502. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780471306368" title="Special:BookSources/9780471306368"><bdi>9780471306368</bdi></a>. <q>Use one space (not two) after these punctuation marks [sc. period, question mark, exclamation point, or colon], as the practice of using two spaces is just another holdover from using a typewriter.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dynamics+in+Document+Design%3A+Creating+Text+for+Readers&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=502&rft.edition=1&rft.pub=Wiley&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=9780471306368&rft.aulast=Schriver&rft.aufirst=Karen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStrauss2007" class="citation book cs1">Strauss, Jane (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/spacing.asp">"Spacing with Punctuation"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.grammarbook.com/"><i>The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes</i></a> (10 ed.). Jossey-Bass. p. 176. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780470222683" title="Special:BookSources/9780470222683"><bdi>9780470222683</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100428035624/http://www.grammarbook.com/">Archived</a> from the original on 2010-04-28<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>Rule 1. With a computer, use only one space following periods, commas, semicolons, colons, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. The space needed after these punctuation marks is proportioned automatically. With some typewriters and word processors, follow ending punctuation with two spaces when using a fixed-pitch font.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Spacing+with+Punctuation&rft.btitle=The+Blue+Book+of+Grammar+and+Punctuation%3A+An+Easy-to-Use+Guide+with+Clear+Rules%2C+Real-World+Examples%2C+and+Reproducible+Quizzes&rft.pages=176&rft.edition=10&rft.pub=Jossey-Bass&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=9780470222683&rft.aulast=Strauss&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grammarbook.com%2Fpunctuation%2Fspacing.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080831023726/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/">"2.49 Leading and spacing"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/"><i>The GPO Style Manual</i></a> (30 ed.). Washington: The U.S. Government Printing Office. 2008. p. 469. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780160818127" title="Special:BookSources/9780160818127"><bdi>9780160818127</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2008_style_manual&docid=f:chapter2.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2008-08-31<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>A single justified word space will be used between sentences. This applies to all types of composition.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=2.49+Leading+and+spacing&rft.btitle=The+GPO+Style+Manual&rft.place=Washington&rft.pages=469&rft.edition=30&rft.pub=The+U.S.+Government+Printing+Office&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780160818127&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffrwebgate.access.gpo.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fgetdoc.cgi%3Fdbname%3D2008_style_manual%26docid%3Df%3Achapter2.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mla.org/style_faq3">"FAQ: How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding mark of punctuation?"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mla.org/"><i>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers</i></a> (7 ed.). Modern Language Association. 2009. p. 292. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87352-297-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-87352-297-7"><bdi>978-0-87352-297-7</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110228040437/http://www.mla.org/">Archived</a> from the original on 2011-02-28<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>Publications in the United States today usually have the same spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line. Since word processors make available the same fonts used by typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers' guidelines for preparing electronic manuscripts ask authors to type only the spaces that are to appear in print.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=FAQ%3A+How+many+spaces+should+I+leave+after+a+period+or+other+concluding+mark+of+punctuation%3F&rft.btitle=MLA+Handbook+for+Writers+of+Research+Papers&rft.pages=292&rft.edition=7&rft.pub=Modern+Language+Association&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0-87352-297-7&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mla.org%2Fstyle_faq3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mla.org/style_faq3">"FAQ: How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding mark of punctuation?"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mla.org/"><i>The Chicago Manual of Style</i></a> (7 ed.). University of Chicago Press. 2009. p. 292. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780873522977" title="Special:BookSources/9780873522977"><bdi>9780873522977</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110228040437/http://www.mla.org/">Archived</a> from the original on 2011-02-28<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>Publications in the United States today usually have the same spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line. Since word processors make available the same fonts used by typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers' guidelines for preparing electronic manuscripts ask authors to type only the spaces that are to appear in print.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=FAQ%3A+How+many+spaces+should+I+leave+after+a+period+or+other+concluding+mark+of+punctuation%3F&rft.btitle=The+Chicago+Manual+of+Style&rft.pages=292&rft.edition=7&rft.pub=University+of+Chicago+Press&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9780873522977&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mla.org%2Fstyle_faq3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/">"The Chicago Manual of Style Online (Q&A: One Space or Two?)"</a>. University of Chicago Press. 2003. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105172745/http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/">Archived</a> from the original on 2009-01-05<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>The view at CMOS is that there is no reason for two spaces after a period in published work. Some people, however—my colleagues included—prefer it, relegating this preference to their personal correspondence and notes. I've noticed in old American books printed in the few decades before and after the turn of the twentieth century (ca. 1870–1930 at least) that there seemed to be a trend in publishing to use extra space (sometimes quite a bit of it) after periods. And many people were taught to use that extra space in typing class (I was). But introducing two spaces after the period causes problems: (1) it is inefficient, requiring an extra keystroke for every sentence; (2) even if a program is set to automatically put an extra space after a period, such automation is never foolproof; (3) there is no proof that an extra space actually improves readability—as your comment suggests, it's probably just a matter of familiarity (Who knows? perhaps it's actually more efficient to read with less regard for sentences as individual units of thought—many centuries ago, for example in ancient Greece, there were no spaces even between words, and no punctuation); (4) two spaces are harder to control for than one in electronic documents (I find that the earmark of a document that imposes a two-space rule is a smattering of instances of both three spaces and one space after a period, and two spaces in the middle of sentences); and (5) two spaces can cause problems with line breaks in certain programs. So, in our efficient, modern world, I think there is no room for two spaces after a period. In the opinion of this particular copyeditor, this is a good thing.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Chicago+Manual+of+Style+Online+%28Q%26A%3A+One+Space+or+Two%3F%29&rft.pub=University+of+Chicago+Press&rft.date=2003&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagomanualofstyle.org%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"Chapter 5. Manuscript Preparation and Sample Papers to be Submitted for Publication". <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/publicationmanua00loom"><i>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (aka APA Style)</i></a></span> (5 ed.). Washington: American Psychological Association. 2001. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/publicationmanua00loom/page/439">439</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781557987907" title="Special:BookSources/9781557987907"><bdi>9781557987907</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>5.11 Spacing and Punctuation: Space once after all punctuation as follows: after commas, colons, and semicolons; after punctuation marks at the end of sentences; after periods that separate parts of a reference citation; and after the periods of the initials in personal names (e.g., J. R. Zhang). Exception: Do not use space after internal periods in abbreviations (e.g., a.m, i.e., U.S.)</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Chapter+5.+Manuscript+Preparation+and+Sample+Papers+to+be+Submitted+for+Publication&rft.btitle=Publication+Manual+of+the+American+Psychological+Association+%28aka+APA+Style%29&rft.place=Washington&rft.pages=439&rft.edition=5&rft.pub=American+Psychological+Association&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9781557987907&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fpublicationmanua00loom&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpace+%28punctuation%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150326021312/http://www.australia.gov.au/publications/style-manual"><i>Style Manual: for Authors, Editors and Printers (aka AGPS Style)</i></a> (6 ed.). Stafford, Australia: Wiley Australia, The Commonwealth Government of Australia Printing Office. 2002. p. 117. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7016-3647-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7016-3647-0"><bdi>978-0-7016-3647-0</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://australia.gov.au/publications/style-manual">the original</a> on 2015-03-26<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-04-25</span></span>. <q>In typewritten (as distinct from typeset) material, it was customary to place two spaces after a colon, semicolon, full stop or other sentence closing punctuation. 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style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;">   </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">space</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> , </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Comma" title="Comma">comma</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> : </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Colon_(punctuation)" title="Colon (punctuation)">colon</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ; </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Semicolon" title="Semicolon">semicolon</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‐ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Hyphen" title="Hyphen">hyphen</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ’ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ' </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Apostrophe" title="Apostrophe">apostrophe</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ′ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ″ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‴ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Prime_(symbol)" title="Prime (symbol)">prime</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> . </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Full_stop" title="Full stop">full stop</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> & </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Ampersand" title="Ampersand">ampersand</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> @ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/At_sign" title="At sign">at 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title="Ellipsis">ellipsis</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> * </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Asterisk" title="Asterisk">asterisk</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ※ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Reference_mark" title="Reference mark">Reference mark</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ⁂ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Asterism_(typography)" title="Asterism (typography)">asterism</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> <span class="nowrap"> </span><span class="nowrap"> </span>*<span class="nowrap"> </span><span class="nowrap"> </span>*<span class="nowrap"> </span><span class="nowrap"> </span>*<span class="nowrap"> </span><span class="nowrap"> </span><span class="nowrap"> </span> </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Dinkus" title="Dinkus">dinkus</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> - </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Hyphen-minus" title="Hyphen-minus">hyphen-minus</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‒ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> – </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> — </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Dash" title="Dash">dash</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ⹀ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ⸗ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Double_hyphen" title="Double hyphen">double hyphen</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ? </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Question_mark" title="Question mark">question mark</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ! </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Exclamation_mark" title="Exclamation mark">exclamation mark</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‽ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Interrobang" title="Interrobang">interrobang</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ¡ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ¿ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Inverted_question_and_exclamation_marks" class="mw-redirect" title="Inverted question and exclamation marks">inverted ! and ?</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ⸮ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Irony_punctuation" title="Irony punctuation">irony punctuation</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> # </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Number_sign" title="Number sign">number sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> № </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Numero_sign" title="Numero sign">numero sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> º </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ª </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Ordinal_indicator" title="Ordinal indicator">ordinal indicator</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> % </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Percent_sign" title="Percent sign">percent sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‰ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Per_mille" title="Per mille">per mille</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‱ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Basis_point" title="Basis point">basis point</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ° </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Degree_symbol" title="Degree symbol">degree symbol</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ⌀ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Diameter#Symbol" title="Diameter">diameter sign</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> + </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> − </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Plus_and_minus_signs" title="Plus and minus signs">plus and minus signs</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> × </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Multiplication_sign" title="Multiplication sign">multiplication sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ÷ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Division_sign" title="Division sign">division sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ~ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Tilde" title="Tilde">tilde</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ± </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Plus%E2%80%93minus_sign" title="Plus–minus sign">plus–minus sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ∓ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Minus-plus_sign" class="mw-redirect" title="Minus-plus sign">minus-plus sign</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> √ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Radical_symbol" title="Radical symbol">radical symbol</a></span></span> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> _ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Underscore" title="Underscore">underscore</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> <span style="position: relative; top: 0.25em;">⁀</span> </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(typography)" title="Tie (typography)">tie</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> | </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ¦ </span> <span style="background: var( --background-color-neutral, #eaecf0 ); color: inherit; font-size:125%;"> ‖ </span>  <span style="font-size:95%"><a href="/wiki/Vertical_bar" title="Vertical bar">vertical bar</a></span></span> </li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <span 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