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One space.
There is a general American practice that if a dependent clause (incomplete sentence) follows the colon, the writer should insert one space; and if an independent clause (complete sentence) follows the colon, the writer should use two spaces. However, this is practice is generally seen as antiquated and is discouraged in professional-style manuscripts. One space is sufficient.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoYou insert one space after you have placed the colon.
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∙ 14y agoI'd say one. Anymore makes it look sloppy, and so does no spaces. However, if your text is small, put two spaces or more as needed. It's really up to you, make it to your taste.
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∙ 14y agoSpacing is always the same, regardless of the puntuation preceding the space.
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∙ 13y agoThere are no spaces after a colon when writing time; 3:15 p.m. is how it is written.
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How many spaces are before or after a colon when referenced to time?
None. 8:00, 5:15 -- no spaces.
How many spaces after semi colon?
One.
How many spaces after a period?
In typing, proper style is 2 spaces after a period (.), as well as after a colon (:).
How many spaces do you insert before a colon?
Just one
How many spaces between a colon and a telephone number?
One.
How many spaces are needed after a colon used as a mark punctuation?
1(:
How many spaces do you take after a semi colon?
One space after a semicolon.
How many spaces after a semi colon?
There is one space after a semi colon: Example: I went to the store and forgot coffee; potatoes and milk.
How spaces after a semi colon?
There should be one space after a semi colon.
How many spaces should follow a colon used with a series of items?
two should be left
How many spaces should be used after a colon?
1 space. from a student at ross middle school
How many spaces do you put after a colon?
I was taught it was two. A good way to remember this is by counting the dots on it. The colon has two so it has two spaces. A semi colon has only one dot, and it has only one space after it. But this only applies when the name of the punctuation has the word "colon" in it, as when you are counting the dots in a period, you only see one, but after a period, you usually put two spaces unless you are using a wesite address or something of that sort.
