Source Word
punctuation space
Noun
in dated typography
(in
dated
typography)
A
space
of
non-variable
width:
⊣ ⊢
equal
to
the
width
of
a
period
(full
stop)
or
comma,
inserted
after
⟨“⟩
or
⟨‘⟩
and
before
⟨”⟩
or
⟨’⟩
(and
sometimes
⟨?⟩
or
⟨!⟩),
unless
a
punctuation
mark
occurs
there.
It
is
Unicode
character
U+2008.
When
using
X11
input
method,
the
conventional
key
combination
is
Compose+Space+Period.
Japanese Meaning
「punctuation space」は、主に古い活字組版で用いられる固定幅の空白を指します。具体的には、ピリオド（またはカンマ）の幅と等しく、引用符（「“」や「‘」）の直後や（または直前）に挿入される空白です。
Sense（1）
(in
dated
typography)
A
space
of
non-variable
width:
⊣ ⊢
equal
to
the
width
of
a
period
(full
stop)
or
comma,
inserted
after
⟨“⟩
or
⟨‘⟩
and
before
⟨”⟩
or
⟨’⟩
(and
sometimes
⟨?⟩
or
⟨!⟩),
unless
a
punctuation
mark
occurs
there.
It
is
Unicode
character
U+2008.
When
using
X11
input
method,
the
conventional
key
combination
is
Compose+Space+Period.
（ plural ）
