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NBSP

Also known as a fixed space or hard space, NBSP is short for Non-Breaking SPace and is used in programming, HTML, and word processing to create a space in a line that cannot be broken by word wrap on in the case of HTML create multiple spaces.

Creating a fixed space in a word processor

To create a fixed or hard space in a word process such as Microsoft Office or Open office use one of the below keyboard shortcuts.

Windows users: CTRL + ALT + SPACE, CTRL + SPACE, and/or hold down ALT and press 0160 on the num pad.
Apple users: OPTION + SPACE

Creating a NBSP in HTML

An example of how a user may insert a NBSP in HTML would be by adding the below extended HTML tag.

 

or

 

In the above examples using this tag would allow you to create multiple spaces in a row, something that cannot be done with only pressing the space bar. To do this you would have to type one of the above tags multiple times for the amount of spaces you needed.

Also see: Programming definitions, Space bar

 

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