Did you know? In Microsoft Word, a nonbreaking space appears in the text like a ‘degree’ symbol: °.
A nonbreaking (‘hard’) space is used to keep certain elements together (ie to ensure that the elements do not break over lines). A nonbreaking space is used:
- between an author’s family name and initial
- between a person’s title and name
- between an abbreviated genus name and the species name
- on either side of mathematical operators (see also Font styles)
- between the day and month in a date
- in 2-worded Latin phrases
- after words such as Chapter, Section, Figure and Table in cross-references
Section 2 Table 3 Figure 5
Word processing tip
How to insert a nonbreaking space
Use Ctrl+Shift+Space (Windows), or Option+Space (Mac).
