Latex horizontal space: qquad,hspace, thinspace,enspace

Managing spaces with Latex is not simple, in this tutorial, we will see how to manage horizontal spaces.

How to write horizontal space: qquad, hspace, thinspace , enspace, \, , ! , !! , !!! , : , \;

Latex horizontal spaces

Space definition	Need amsmath	Latex code	Result
Default	No		$fq$
Horizontal thin space	No	\, or \thinspace	$fq$
Horizontal negative thin space	Yes	! or \negthinspace	$fq$
Horizontal negative medium space	Yes	!!	$fq$
Horizontal negative thick space	Yes	!!!	$fq$
Horizontal medium space	Yes	:	$fq$
Horizontal thick space	Yes	\;	$$
Horizontal single space 0.5em	No	\enspace	$fq$
Horizontal single space 1em	No	\quad	$fq$
Horizontal douqle space 2em	No	\qquad	$fq$
Custom horizontal space sample	No	\hspace{3em}	$fq$
Custom horizontal space sample	No	\hspace{-3em}	$fq$

Very important

• No blank space before and after Latex commands: \, , ! , !! , !!! , : , \;
• Add a blank space after \enspace, \thinspace, \quad, \qquad