Spacing\qquad

\qquadCommand

Used to insert a double-em horizontal space in math displays, often to separate larger formula parts.

a \qquad b
Topic
Spacing
Available in
base, textmacros
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math, text
Frequency
<0.01% of corpus formulasrank 199 of 263
Commonality
high
Tags
spacing
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
textmacrosMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\qquad

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

Examples#

textmacros

\text{a\qquad b}

Package variants#

PackageSignatureAllowed modeNotes
basemathUsed to insert a double-em horizontal space in math displays, often to separate larger formula parts.
textmacrostextInsert a wide 2em horizontal space in text for strong visual separation between inline pieces.

In TeXForm#

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

base/qquad-dropfrom Equivreading

Drop qquad in math mode and collapse each text-mode qquad run to one ordinary space.

\qquad ∅

Equivalent forms#

  • a \hspace{2em} bexact
  • \hspace{2em}exact

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\qquadPositive · baselinePassPassPass
textmacros
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\qquadPositive · baselinePassPassPass
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