Spacing\;

\;Command

Adds a thick math space between nearby symbols for manual spacing in formulas.

x = y \; \text{for all } x
Topic
Spacing
Available in
base, textmacros
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math, text
Frequency
3.97% of corpus formulasrank 16 of 263
Commonality
medium
Tags
spacing
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
textmacrosMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\;

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

Common tasks#

How to add a thick space before a condition#

\; is a thick math space, wider than \, and narrower than \quad.

\{n\in\mathbb{N}\;:\; n>0\}

How to separate two formulas on one line#

a=b\;\; c=d

How to pad a binary operator with thick spaces#

a\;+\;b

Examples#

textmacros

\text{a\;b}

Package variants#

PackageSignatureAllowed modeNotes
basemathAdds a thick math space between nearby symbols for manual spacing in formulas.
textmacrostextUsed to insert a thick manual space for stronger separation inside text fragments.

In TeXForm#

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

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\;Positive · baselinePassPassPass
textmacros
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\;Positive · baselinePassPassPass
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