Figure space explained
A figure space or numeric space[1] 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 . 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Symbols - Personal Computer . GCSGID 01310 . 1996 . REGISTRY, Graphic Character Sets and Code Pages . IBM . IBM.
- Heninger. Andy. Unicode Line Breaking Algorithm. Technical Reports. 2013-01-25. Annex #14. Proposed Update Unicode Standard. 19. 10 March 2015. PDF. WORD JOINER should be used if the intent is to merely prevent a line break.
- Web site: The Evolution of Character Codes, 1874-1968. Eric. Fischer. 2015-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170318185346/http://trafficways.org/ascii/ascii.pdf. 2017-03-18. dead.