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16 types of space characters...but I don't want to think that hard.
by cwbrandsma 3y ago
16 types of space characters...but I don't want to think that hard.
- jerf 3y agoThe good news is, you don't have to think that hard. A number of them are language specific, or very specific to a particular context. The bad news is, with European languages having the longest tradition of printed word, they also still have quite a few varieties. And in a 2023 where even today I can get oohs and aahs from multi-decade white-collar professionals when I show them that you can automatically generate a table of contents for a document if you just use the "Header 1" and "Header 2" formatting stuff correctly, I can't imagine a world where people are routinely entering multiple types of spaces typographically correctly. (Which type of space is the best to use when holding the space bar down to center something, anyhow?)