punctuation space

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|in dated|_|typography}} A {{l|en|space}} of non-{{l|en|variable}} width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a {{l|en|period}} ({{l|en|full stop}}) or {{l|en|comma}}, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a {{l|en|punctuation mark}} occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008.<ref name="fileformat">[http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2008/index.htm Unicode Character 'PUNCTUATION SPACE' (U+2008)]</ref> When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is ''Compose''+''Space''+''Period''.

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