[space]

Insert one or more space characters into your document.

Shorthand

It is acceptable to use the abbreviation sp instead of the full command name space .

So the command sequence [sp] and [space] are equivalent.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
count / c	Number of spaces to insert. this is optional. If omitted a default of 1 space will be inserted.

[space] Command vs. Escaped Spaces and Word Wrapping

Due to the word wrapping system, space characters in a markup document are treated as a word delimiter only, in a similar way to HTML.

Therefore, it is not possible to use spacing for layout as is common practice for legacy POS systems.

Where it makes sense, the [column] command is recommended to be used in order to achieve a two column layout, or single column left or right justified block.

However, in some cases more control may be needed.

Star Markup provides two methods of inserting a fixed space into a document.

The first is by escaping it with a \ character, for example double\ \ spaced .

And the second way is with the [space] command, for example double[sp: c 2]spaced .

These two methods affects the word wrapping algorithm.

Escaped spaces and the [space] command are treated as a standard alphanumeric character and not as a word delimiter.

So in the above example “double spaced” would be treated as a single word and so will always be placed together on a single line.