How many spaces are there after a period?

Answer 1

In ordinary standard typing, I learned that there are 2 spaces after the period.

Another Answer:

When people still learned how to type on manualtypewriters, the convention used to be two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence, and one space after a period after an abbreviation within a sentence.

In formal typesetting, however, the standard has alwaysbeen to use one space after a period. (Sometimes typesetters would use slightly wider spaces, but never two actual spaces.)

In modern keyboarding on computers with modern word processing software that approximates the look and feel of formal typesetting, it is also now standard to use only one space after a period--and this is how kids are taught to type nowadays as well. This standard has also been adopted by most style guides (e.g. Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, etc.).

A good rule of thumb, then, is that you should use one space after a period now--unless you are using a font like Courier that has the look of old manual typewriter print, in which case you have the option of using two spaces.

More important than the number of spaces, however, is consistency: if you choose to use two spaces after periods, that's perfectly fine so long as do that consistently throughout a given document.

Answer 2

as I recall from typewriter days, you always double spaced after a period in a sentence. I still do, makes things easier to read, especially when the kerning push things together because of the space. kl.

I think you can do it any way! maybe if your doing a paper double space. if your talking to your friends to whatever.

Answer 3

Many years ago, when people used to write on typewriters, students of typing were taught to skip two spaces after a period (or other punctuation at the end of a sentence). But now, in the age of word processing, the rules have changed. Now we only skip one space after a period. This is especially important in publishing. If you publish or self-publish your writing, be sure to skip only one space, in order to give your publication a professional appearance. In your personal correspondence, it's OK to skip two spaces if that's what your used to. But there is no real reason to do it--it does not make it easier to read the text, for example.

Answer 4

Just one time, unless it ends the sentence.

Answer 5

Everybody that learns how to type in school says 2. Everybody that learned how on their own or type in HTML uses 1. It is technically supposed to be 1.

Answer 6

occasionally none as when a punctuation mark is followed by another punctuation mark

but generally 1

or at most 2
as when starting a new sentence

Answer 7

One, just like a normal word it is not the end of a sentence so it is just like every other word in the sentence

Answer 8

1