\: - LaTeX medium space command

a \: b

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`base`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full
`textmacros`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full

Syntax#

\:

Takes no arguments. Same argspec in base and textmacros. Reading argspecs

\: is a medium space (same width as \>).

a\:b

x \: = \: y+z

textmacros

\text{a\:b}

Package	Signature	Allowed mode	Notes
`base`		math	Adds a medium math space between nearby symbols for manual spacing in formulas.
`textmacros`		text	Used to insert a medium manual space when slightly more separation than \, is desired inside text fragments.

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Merge exact half-em small-spacer chunks into enspace in one pass.

\,\,\, \enspace

\>exact
Both base mappings call BaseMethods.Spacer with MATHSPACE.mediummathspace in math mode.
\>exact
In the textmacros mappings, \: and \> both call Spacer with MATHSPACE.mediummathspace.

`base`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\:`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Pass	Pass

`textmacros`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\:`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Pass	Pass