en space

== English == === Noun === en space (plural en spaces) (typography) A space which has a nominal width of 1 en. Synonym: en quad Coordinate terms: em space, no-break space, thick space, thin space, word space, zero-width space ==== Usage notes ==== The en quad and the en space are usually synonymous as they both start as a space with a width of 1 en. However, in electronic publishing, a few contrast the two by holding that if the font is condensed or expanded to alter the width of the characters, the en quad remains 1 en in width, while the en space is altered in width to the same proportion as the printing characters. ==== Related terms ==== en dash en quad === Anagrams === peacens, pen-case, pencase