Thin space - Wikipedia Thin space In typography, a thin space is a space character that is usually ​ ⁄ or ​ ⁄ of an em in width. It is used to add a narrow space, such as between nested quotation marks or to separate glyphs that interfere with one another. It is not as narrow as the hair space. In Unicode, thin space is encoded at U+ 2009 thin space ( HTML & # 8201 ; &thinsp ; ). Unicode 's U+ 202F narrow no - break space ( HTML & # 8239 ; ) is a non-breaking space with a width similar to that of the thin space. In LaTeX and Plain TeX, \thinspace produces a narrow, non-breaking space. Outside math formulas in LaTeX, , also produces a narrow, non-breaking space, but inside math formulas it produces a narrow, breakable space. In some versions of Microsoft Word, the symbol dialog ( often available via Insert > Symbol or Insert > Special Characters ), has both the thin space and the narrow no - break space available for point - and - click insertion. In Word 's Symbol dialog, under font = `` ( normal text ) '', they are found in subset = `` General Punctuation '', Unicode character 2009 and nearby. Other word processing programs have ways of producing a thin space. Thin spaces are recommended for use as a thousands separator for measures made with SI units. See also Look up thin space in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Figure space Whitespace character for additional space characters of varying widths References Jump up ^ Knuth, Donald E. ( 1986 ) ( Incorporates the final corrections made in 1996 ). The TeXbook ( PDF ). Illustrations by Duane Bibby. Addison Wesley. pp. 5, 352. hdl : 2027 / mdp. 49015000850066. ISBN 978 - 0 - 201 - 13447 - 6. LCCN 85 - 30845. OCLC 682395096. OL 7406778M. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on September 24, 2004. Jump up ^ Braams, Johannes ; et al. ( October 1, 2015 ). The LaTeX 2 Sources ( PDF ) ( 1.2 ed. ). p. 79. This typography - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Typography terminology Page Canons of page construction Column Even working Margin Page numbering Pagination Pull quote Recto and verso Paragraph Alignment Justification Leading River Sentence spacing Widows and orphans Character Typeface anatomy Counter Diacritics Dingbat Glyph Initial Kerning Letter - spacing Ligature Subscript and superscript Swash Text figures Tittle Capitalization ALL CAPS CamelCase Letter case Petite caps Small caps Visual distinction Italics Oblique Bold Color Underline Blackboard bold Blackletter Infɑnt Vertical aspects Ascender Baseline Cap height Descender Median Overshoot x-height Classifications Roman type Antiqua ( old style ) Didone ( modern ) Sans - serif Script Serif Slab serif Transitional Reverse - contrast Blackletter type Fraktur Rotunda Schwabacher Textualis Gaelic type Insular Uncial Specialist Record type Punctuation Dashes Hanging punctuation Hyphen - minus Hyphenation Prime mark Quotation mark Typesetting Calligraphy etaoin shrdlu Font computer monospaced Font catalog Letterpress Lorem ipsum Microtypography Movable type Pangram Phototypesetting Punchcutting Type color Type design Typeface Microprint list Typographic units Agate Cicero Em En Figure space Measure Paren space Pica Point traditional point - size names Thin space Digital typography Character encoding Font formats Hinting Rasterization Typesetting software Typographic features Web typography Related Intentionally blank page Style guide Type foundry Commons Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thin_space&oldid=741192712 '' Categories : Typography stubs Typography Whitespace Talk About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2016, at 00 : 12. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how to add a thin space in word
Answer: Insert > Symbol or Insert > Special Characters