How many times do you press the spacebar after periods and colonos?

Answer 1

For academic papers, you should follow the appropriate style guide for your course. For example, the Modern Language Associations (MLA's) style handbook allows single spaces after periods and other terminal/concluding marks but also allows double spaces.

Some punctuation marks should have no spaces following. For example, quotation marks should be neither preceded nor followed by a space, as seen in the following example:

• My friend said, "How are you?"

Notice, however, that there is a single space after the comma in the example above. It is not a terminal/concluding mark and, according to the MLA, should always have a single space following it.

Other styles include the American Psychological Association (APA) style and Chicago style. These styles have different rules concerning spaces after punctuation marks.

Answer 2

Just one. After periods, question marks and exclamation marks, commas etc. you just have one space after.

Example: Hello, my name is Bob. I love to run! Do you?

Stupid example. I know.

Answer 3

Typically, it is advised to press the spacebar once after a period and a colon. Modern writing conventions do not require a double space following these punctuation marks.

Answer 4

Once is enough!

Answer 5

1.

Answer 6

2