Search Results

The results of your search have been divided into the following tabbed sections. To see search results from any of these areas of The Chicago Manual of Style Online, click on the appropriate tab.
Results 1 - 10 of 214 for spacing....
Sort by date / Sort by relevance
[16th ed.] 2.122 Adding or deleting space between letters or words
Proofreading Chapter Contents » Proofreading » How to Mark Proofs 2.122 Adding or deleting space ...between letters or words All words in the same line should be separated by the same amount of space ..., though the spacing will vary from line to line in justified setting. When word spaces within a line are...

[16th ed.] 6.7 Punctuation and space—one space or two?
Relation to Surrounding Text 6.7 Punctuation and space — one space or two? In typeset matter, one space ...mark, an exclamation point, or a closing quotation mark or parenthesis. By the same token, one space ..., not two, should follow a colon. When a particular design layout calls for more space between two...

[16th ed.] A.22 Em spaces, en spaces, and so forth
Chapter Contents » Design A.22 Em spaces, en spaces, and so forth Sometimes designers will specify a...particular space between two elements — for example, between single and double quotation marks, where a...thin space may be called for (see 6.11 ). Such spaces are usually specified relative to the size of...

[16th ed.] 12.16 Basic spacing in mathematics
Mathematical Expressions » Signs and Symbols 12.16 Basic spacing in mathematics Mathematics isn’t...equation if it is properly set. Good mathematical spacing helps to indicate grouping: things that are... spacing will vary according to the elements being set. In simple expressions, however, absolute spacing ...

[16th ed.] 2.9 Word spacing—one space or two?
spacing — one space or two? Like most publishers, Chicago advises leaving a single character space ..., not two spaces, between sentences and after colons used within a sentence (but see 14.121 ), and this...

[16th ed.] 2.8 Line spacing
spacing Though authors may prefer to use minimal line spacing on the screen, publishers have...customarily required that any printout be double-spaced — including all extracts, notes, bibliography, and...other material. The extra line spacing is crucial for manuscripts edited with pencil on paper, and...

[16th ed.] 10.5 Space or no space between elements
Space or no space between elements No space is left between the letters of initialisms and acronyms..., whether lowercase or in capitals. Space is usually left between abbreviated words, unless an...

[16th ed.] 11.31 Spacing with French punctuation
Using the Latin Alphabet » French 11.31 Spacing with French punctuation In French typeset material..., fixed thin spaces generally occur before colons, semicolons, question marks, and exclamation marks...introduce dialogue (see 11.34 ). In electronic documents, fixed (i.e., nonbreaking) spaces are used to...

[16th ed.] 6.60 Space after colon
Search The Chicago Manual of Style --> --> --> 6: Punctuation Chapter Contents » Colons 6.60 Space ...after colon In typeset matter, no more than one space should follow a colon. Further, in some...number (see 14.186 ), a biblical citation, or a ratio — no space should follow a colon. See also 6.7 ....

[16th ed.] 2.11 Spaces, tabs, and hard returns within paragraphs
Spaces, tabs, and hard returns within paragraphs A well-structured electronic document will never include...more than one consecutive character space. To indent the first line of a paragraph or items in a...vertical list, use the Tab key or your software’s paragraph indention features rather than the space ...

Next 10