spacing - Meaning of \quad - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
Welcome to TeX.SX! “Quad” is a traditional term of typography; it comes from Italian “quadratone” (big square), because it denoted a square piece of metal that could be placed between types …
Lengths and when to use them - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
The first thing is to know that there are spacing parameters and spacing commands; \parskip and \parindent belong to the former category, \enskip, \quad and \smallskip to the latter. A …
mathmode spacing shorter than \quad? - LaTeX Stack Exchange
Feb 26, 2018 · A \quad corresponds to a length of 1em. In math mode, 1em=18mu. Use \mkern<n>mu, where <n> can be either a positive or a negative number, to exert very fine …
Is there any difference between quad in math mode and text mode?
In LaTeX, the definition of the macro \quad (stated in latex.ltx) is: \def\quad{\hskip1em\relax} Note that the macro works the same way in both text and math mode. (The macros \hskip and \relax …
When one should use spacing line \quad or - LaTeX Stack Exchange
In general, in most places, it is said that using TeX defaults is the best. However, TeX does provide things like \\, and \\quad etc. When one should use them? Both in general and in math …
\quad not working after using \newline - LaTeX Stack Exchange
You can insert a null object at the start of the line to prevent this. \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \section{A section} aaa \quad\quad\quad bbb \newline ccc \quad\quad\quad …
What commands are there for horizontal spacing? - TeX
Oct 9, 2012 · There are a number of horizontal spacing macros for LaTeX: \, inserts a .16667em space in text mode, or \thinmuskip (equivalent to 3mu) in math mode; there's an equivalent …
spacing - Using the \tab Command - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
Aug 29, 2014 · The command \tab exists, but it produces quite a large space. It also requires the use of the package tabto. Alternative options are \quad and \qquad; the space produced is …
Alignment of equation using \begin {align} - LaTeX Stack Exchange
Sep 19, 2021 · The answer provided by @MarcelKrüger shows you how to go about having all displayed equation left-aligned. If what you need to achieve is to left-align just this particular …
spacing - Large negative spaces - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange
Aug 20, 2012 · I know about \\! which creates a thin negative space but is there any native command for large negative spaces (like quad or qquad for positive spaces) ?