Figure space

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 U+2007   FIGURE SPACE. 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

• Digit grouping
• Em (typography) – Typographic unit equal to the point size
• En (typography) – Typographic unit equal to half an em
• Figure dash – Dash as wide as a digit
• Non-breaking space – Special character in text processing
• Space (punctuation) – Blank area that separates text
• Thin space – Space character about 1/5 em wide
• Whitespace character – Computer text file character representing blank space
• Word joiner – Character in text processing