A figure space or numeric space1 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
In Unicode it is assigned U+2007 FIGURE SPACE. 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
See also
- 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
References
- IBM (1996). "Symbols - Personal Computer". REGISTRY, Graphic Character Sets and Code Pages. GCSGID 01310.
- Heninger, Andy, ed. (2013-01-25). "Unicode Line Breaking Algorithm" (PDF). Technical Reports. Annex #14 (Proposed Update Unicode Standard): 19. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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.
- Fischer, Eric. "The Evolution of Character Codes, 1874-1968" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2015-09-04.