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#lang pollen
◊ ( define - meta title "nonbreaking spaces" )
◊ hanging - topic [ ( topic - from - metas metas ) ] { Prevent awkward breaks }
Your word processor assumes that a word space marks a safe place to flow text onto a new line or page . A ◊ em { nonbreaking space } is the same width as a word space , but it prevents the text from flowing to a new line or page . It ’ s like invisible glue between the words on either side .
Put a nonbreaking space before any numeric or alphabetic reference to prevent awkward breaks . Recall this example from ◊ xref { paragraph and section marks } :
◊ captioned [ "wrong" ] { The defendant has the option under Civil Code §
1782 to offer a correction to affected buyers . But ¶
17 of the agreement suggests it is required . }
◊ captioned [ "right" ] { The defendant has the option under Civil Code
§ 1782 to offer a correction to affected buyers . But
¶ 17 of the agreement suggests it is required . }
In the top example , normal word spaces come after the § and ¶ sym - bols , so the numeric references incorrectly appear on the next line .
In the bottom example , nonbreaking spaces come after the § and ¶ symbols . This time , the symbols and the numeric references stay together .
Use nonbreaking spaces after other abbreviated reference marks ( ◊ em { Ex . A , Fig . 23 } ) , after copyright symbols ( see ◊ xref { trademark and copyright symbols } ) , and between the dots in ◊ em { Bluebook } - compliant ellipses .
In citations , use your judgment . In the citation ◊ em { Fed . R . Evid . 702 } , you can put a nonbreaking space before the ◊ em { 702 } so it won ’ t get separated from ◊ em { Evid . } But certain citation formats , like the ◊ em { California Style Manual } , don ’ t use spaces in the abbreviated name of the source ( ◊ em { 116 Cal . App .4 th 602 } ) . In those cases , the nonbreaking space can cause more problems than it solves because it creates a large , unbreakable chunk of characters .