Spacing\thinspace

\thinspaceCommand

Used to insert a small positive horizontal space in math when explicit fine spacing is needed.

a \thinspace b
Topic
Spacing
Available in
base, textmacros
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math, text
Frequency
0.04% of corpus formulasrank 138 of 263
Commonality
medium
Tags
spacing
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
textmacrosMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\thinspace

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

Examples#

textmacros

\text{a\thinspace b}

Package variants#

PackageSignatureAllowed modeNotes
basemathUsed to insert a small positive horizontal space in math when explicit fine spacing is needed.
textmacrostextInsert a small positive horizontal space in text for fine spacing adjustments.

In TeXForm#

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

Equivalent forms#

  • \,exact

    Both are mapped in BaseMappings.ts to BaseMethods.Spacer with MATHSPACE.thinmathspace.

  • \,exact

    Math mode equivalent

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\thinspacePositive · baselinePassPassPass
textmacros
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\thinspacePositive · baselinePassPassPass
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