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The indenter Template:in5 indents text by 5 spaces or the count specified by parameter 1 (range: 1 to 50 spaces).
Usage | Indents by |
---|---|
{{in5}} |
5 spaces |
{{in5|8}} |
8 spaces |
{{in5|47}} |
47 spaces |
Spaces outside the double braces will add an extra space on either
side, such as the 12 spaces inserted by {{in5|10}}
.
It does not insert a newline (line break). To use on a series of lines, add <br />
at the end of the line before (each) {{in5}}
. You can also use a blank line before the {{in5}}
, which will introduce a paragraph break.
Examples
The following are examples showing larger amounts of spacing:
Example | Produces |
---|---|
xx{{in5|10}}yy{{in5|10}}zz |
xx yy zz |
xx{{in5|10}}yy{{in5|15}}zz |
xx yy zz |
aa{{in5|20}}bb{{in5|20}}cc |
aa bb cc |
"32.0{{in5|7}}" |
"32.0 " |
Example 4 shows the ability to put trailing spaces, such as spaces after a number in a wikitable column (coded as: | 32.0
). Typical numbers (with {{in5}}
align=right
), in a table column, often appear crowded at the right-hand side, so appending {{in5}}
can improve readability, in tables with lines between columns.
Comparison with letter-spacing
To insert spacing between each character of any text, then <span style="letter-spacing:value unit">
can be used. For example, with <span style="letter-spacing:1.2em">
, spanning the text "example" (not including the quotation marks), it would look like: "example". (Note that the spacing applies to the last character; the intended result might actually be to span the characters exampl only: "example".) The spacing value may express any number from 0 on; also fractions like .45 are possible, and the unit may be em
or any other standard HTML/CSS measurement unit (pt
, px
, cm
, mm
, in
).
See also
- {{block indent}}, to indent an entire block of content, similar to a block quotation (uses
<div>
and CSS margins)