Figure space
(Redirected from Numeric space)
A figure space or numeric space[1] is a typographic unit equal to the size of a single numerical digit. Its size can fluctuate somewhat depending on which font is being used. This is the preferred space to use in numbers. It has the same width as a digit and keeps the number together for the purpose of line breaking.[2]
Standard
[edit | edit source]In Unicode it is assigned U+2007 <reserved-2007>. Its HTML character entity reference is  .
Baudot code may include a figure space. It is character 23 on the Hughes telegraph typewheel.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Digit grouping
- Em (typography) – Typographic unit equal to the point size
- En (typography) – Typographic unit equal to half an em
- Figure dash – Dash as wide as a digit
- Non-breaking space – Special character in text processing
- Space (punctuation) – Blank area that separates text
- Thin space – Space character about 1/5 em wide
- Whitespace character – Computer text file character representing blank space
- Word joiner – Character in text processing
References
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