16  Latex

16.1 Horizontal Spacing

Definition LaTeX mu* Result
Default 0 \[f q\]
Thin \, or \thinspace 3 \[f \, q\]
Medium 1 \: 4 \[f \: q\]
Medium 2 \; 5 \[f \; q\]
Half of current font size, 0.5em \enspace 6 \[f \enspace q\]
Current font size, 1em \quad 18 \[f \quad q\]
2x Current font size, 2em \qquad 36 \[f \qquad q\]
Space in normal text \ or   NA \[f \ q\]
Negative space \! -3 \[f \! q\]

* 1em (current font size) = 18mu