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Dashes without spaces are placed only between dates. Dashes without spaces are placed only between dates Slash in Russian

Good evening. I would like to clarify: when using digital notations, the meanings “from... to” and “or” are marked with a dash without spaces?

Between numbers there is a dash without spaces, for example: 10–13, 3–4.

If by “various sources” you meant this:

Some typesetting manuals also state that there is no space if a dash comes after a period or comma, but with most modern fonts this advice is rather harmful.

then this source indicates the direct “harmfulness” of the instructions of “some manuals”.

It should also be remembered that in the language there are no concepts of an em dash or an en dash (this is a matter of text design), simply: a dash.

Dear Gramota employees, please answer the question I asked today about the supposedly existing sign “em dash without spaces between words.” It’s not me who needs this, I understand that such a sign does not exist. But you are the only authority I can refer to! However, even if you have a response, some authors declare that the Institute of the Russian Language is not an authority for them... But still, I still hope for you.

Please formulate somewhere a clear ban on dashes without spaces between words in Russian text so that people can link to you! Just 10 years ago, no one would have had the idea to depict anywhere such a miracle as two words connected by a dash without spaces. Therefore, a ban cannot be found anywhere. But there is a need for it!

Russian help desk response

The register of codified punctuation marks includes only two types of horizontal lines: dash and hyphen. You can verify this by referring to the “Rules of Russian Spelling and Punctuation” of 1956 - a kind of spelling constitution. Just look at the table of contents. None of the authoritative experts on punctuation (A. B. Shapiro, D. E. Rosenthal, N. S. Valgina) added any other punctuation marks to this list.

The dash must be separated by spaces from the preceding and following text. Wed. with examples from the 1956 rules and the 2006 academic reference book: the Boyle-Mariotte physical law, meeting with foreign guests of the Olympics.

The only case when the dash does not appear spaces, – position between numbers.

(I highlighted the dash in the last line of Gramoty.ru, separated by a comma.)

Dashes are separated by spaces according to the following rules:

    after the dashes at the beginning of the paragraph (in direct speech or in lists), a non-breaking space of normal size is placed;

    a dash indicating a range of values, the boundaries of which are specified by numbers (1941-1945, XVI-XVII), is not separated by spaces;

  • around all other dashes it is prescribed to put narrow (2 points) spaces, and the space before the dash must be continuous. However, due to the technical limitations of computer typing, regular spaces are often used instead of shortened spaces; this practice is also officially permitted “in publications of operational printing”;

    • According to academic rules, a dash following a comma or period is typed without a space, however, in modern fonts such a set looks ugly and this requirement has practically been abandoned.

To questions No. 291389 and No. 291406. In chess theory, there is a known opening called the “Caro-Kann defense.” As follows from the answers received to these questions, the title of the opening should be with surnames in the nominative case, and a dash should be used. Please explain do I need to put a space? s before and after dashes (Caro-Kann protection) or spaces are required (Caro-Kann protection). There is no uniform spelling in chess literature, hence the confusion.

Spaces before and after the dash are required.

Question No. 302681

Good afternoon Please help me write the time period correctly in the following sentence. Spatial patterns.... in the second half of the 20th - early 21st centuries. Two editors looked at the work and each of them made different edits. Do I need to put a space? s before and after the dash? Should the word “century” be shortened to v.? Is it necessary to write the word “century” twice: after XX and XXI? Thanks in advance

Russian help desk response

Spaces are needed. Reduction is possible. "Century" is written once.

Question No. 292739

Hello! Do I need to put a space? between the initials of the first and last names. How true: “With respect, A.P.” (A.P. – Alexander Pushkin) or “With respect, A.P.”?

Russian help desk response

Spaces are needed. The first option is correct.

Question No. 290568

Hello! Tell me please, do I need to put a space? s between the abbreviated word and the number in the link to regulations, for example: “clause 4.1 of article 48 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation”? Thank you.

Russian help desk response

Numbers are separated by spaces from abbreviated words. Right: clause 4.1 art. 48 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation.

Question No. 290088

Hello, please explain do I need to put a space? between initials and surname when addressing a letter? A.I. Ivanov or A.I. Ivanov

Russian help desk response

Question No. 278809
Do I need to put a space? after the dot in the initials – A.S. Pushkin or A.S. Pushkin?

Russian help desk response

Space needed: A. S. Pushkin.

Good afternoon
Tell me please do I need to put a space? between the initials and the surname, when the initials are written before the surname? GOST R 6.30-2003 states that a space is not needed, that is, P.A. Ivanov is the correct spelling. But everywhere I see the spelling with a space, that is, P.A. Ivanov.

Russian help desk response

A space is needed for linguistic reasons (an initial is a graphic abbreviation of a word; spaces separate words), but in practice it is not placed for extralinguistic (extralinguistic) reasons.

Question No. 266942
Please tell me whether it is correct to put a period after the abbreviation pcs (12 pcs) and do I need to put a space? between number and abbreviation? Thank you

Russian help desk response

A period is needed. A space is inserted.

Question No. 265156
Please tell me do I need to put a space? after the punctuation??

Russian help desk response

Yes, spaces are placed after punctuation marks (exceptions are opening brackets and opening quotes).

Question No. 257895
Hello!
Tell me (this is not the first time I’ve asked), do I need to put a space? between the surname and initials and between the initials themselves? For example, "A.S. Pushkin" is the correct option?

Russian help desk response

In both cases, spaces are needed: A. S. Pushkin.

Question No. 243365
Good afternoon

Do I need to put a space? between a number and a % sign?

Thank you.

Russian help desk response

A space is inserted.

Question No. 243155
Hello! Do I need to put a space? between number and number? Example: No. 123

Russian help desk response

Yes, there is a space (in typographic practice - a short space, half-point).

Question No. 239945
I just asked a question. (Good afternoon, tell me if the word “year” is abbreviated as “g.”, do I need to put a space?

Evgeniy Bragin
evbragin
Russian help desk response

A space is needed, correct: 2008)
Please tell me if there is any document that you are guided by? Thank you

Russian help desk response

An example of such design is given in the Standard Instructions for Office Work in Federal Executive Bodies (clause 2.6.9). But even without fixing this norm in any document, the use of a space has a purely linguistic justification: a space is a sign of a new word.

Question No. 239938
Good afternoon, tell me if the word “year” is abbreviated as “g.”, do I need to put a space? between, for example, 2008 and "g"? It seems to me that this is necessary, because two different words. But in our department we had doubts, maybe it was 2008 after all? Please clarify.

Evgeniy Bragin

Russian help desk response

You need a space, that's right: 2008

If the arrangement service “forgot to load” :)

The "Space+" program will put the spaces in their places! From now on put spaces between words- no longer a problem. The program is easy to use:

Paste the text into the box and click on the button (with the arrow) below.

The "Space+" program allows remove spaces online without manual editing of the article. Now you don't have to think about how to remove spaces. Now it's correct spacing, removing double spaces and much more is a matter of technique!

Previously, in order to place spaces, you had to remember many rules:

  • Space in the text comes after punctuation marks, A space before they don't need it.
  • Space needed before the opening parenthesis, but space after she is not needed.
  • A space is inserted after the closing parenthesis, but there is no space before it.
  • Space rules for quotes are the same as for parentheses.

Now you don't have to worry about where and how to make a space. After all, the online service “Probel+” will do it for you! Let's return to the conversation about the rules for spacing.

And the finished text with spaces you can buy on Etkt - a good copywriting exchange.

How to remove spaces between words?

The need to remove spaces appears when:

  • there are double spaces in the text
  • you need to replace the space with another character (for example, a dash)

The second option is more relevant to creating a website, when you need to include a human-readable address in the URL. You don't have to look far for an example. Just look at the address of this page. All words in the URL name are joined by a hyphen rather than a space. This address looks much more attractive in the eyes of search engines.

The occasion is when it is necessary remove spaces due to the fact that they are repeated side by side, it is most often found in copywriting. Double spaces occur unintentionally. These types of errors are born during the typing process of a copywriter. Text's spell checker can help detect double spaces. Well, if you work using “Space+”, then you won’t need this, because:

One of the program's functions is to automatically remove double spaces.

Removing spaces occurs automatically (by pressing a button). The program will help remove spaces in text, without once again understanding the rules for placing spaces. Double space Now your texts and articles are no longer scary!

The program is not limited to double spaces. Eliminate Gaps(double, triple, and so on) is only one of its sides. "Space+" will not only delete extra spaces, but will also fulfill in some sense " filling in the gaps- will add them where needed.

How to put a space?

  • Placed space before an opening bracket or quotation mark.
  • A space is inserted after the closing quote or parenthesis.
  • Space between characters is placed like this: after a comma, after a period, after an exclamation or question mark.

The latter can be generalized and reduced to one short rule:

There is a space after a punctuation mark, but not before it!

Now you know how to insert a space- after a comma or other sign. AND how to remove extra spaces You also know that you need to remove all spaces up to commas. However, remove extra spaces The Space+ service will help you. And the question is how to put a space next to punctuation marks you will also stop worrying.

The program was created in order to remove spaces from string where necessary. That is space after period she won't touch, and space after comma Same. Because the answer to the question is " Is there a space after? the program knows punctuation marks, and the answer is affirmative. There is a space after period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation point and question mark. Put a space after The program can also automatically enter closing brackets and closing quotes. There is no need for a space in front of them, but you need a space after.

The "Space Plus" program will automatically place spaces online

The online service "Space Plus" knows how to remove spaces in text. But his function "Remove spaces" is not devoid of analytics: before removing a space, the program checks is there a space after it? current sign. Space separator in the end it will be placed only where it should be. Removing extra spaces won't take up much time or system resources if you use Space Plus.

For comparison, in Word remove extra spaces It’s more difficult - you need to look at the underlined errors and correct them one by one. "Space Plus" will save you from unnecessary hassle and carry out removing spaces in a string quickly and correctly!

In Russian-language typing, a space is required:

  • after, and not before, a comma, period, semicolon, colon, question or exclamation mark (and combinations thereof), ellipsis at the end of a phrase or sentence, closing parentheses, and closing quotation marks;
  • before, not after, opening parentheses, opening quotation marks and ellipses at the beginning of a sentence;
  • both before and after the em dash (in English, on the contrary, the em dash is not surrounded by spaces).

There is never a space between a parenthesis or quotation mark and any other punctuation mark other than an em dash.

Non-breaking spaces

Much more interesting is the question of placing not ordinary, but unbroken spaces. Non-breaking space should be used to prevent hyphens that are dissonant or difficult to read. Namely, it is put:

  • between two initials and between the initials and the surname: I. I. Ivanov (hereinafter, unbroken spaces are represented by the sign);
  • between abbreviated addresses and the surname: Mr. Ivanov, as well as after geographical abbreviations such as Moscow or the island of Crimea;
  • between number (No) and paragraph (§) signs and the numbers related to them;
  • inside abbreviations, etc., etc., i.e. and the like (although English e.g. and i.e. are not separated by spaces);
  • between in-text clauses such as a), b) or 1., 2., and the text that follows them;
  • between numbers and related units of measurement: 200 kg; the same applies to date indications: XVIII century, 1998;
  • before an em dash in the middle of a sentence (thus this punctuation mark is separated by spaces on both sides - an unbreakable one on the left and a regular one on the right);
  • between classes of multi-digit numbers, starting with five-digit numbers: 32,569, but 4927;
  • before version numbers of software products and parts of their names consisting of numbers or abbreviations: FreeBSD 4.6, Windows 95, MacOS X;
  • after one-letter prepositions and conjunctions, especially at the beginning of a sentence or in a heading.

Other languages ​​have their own specific rules. Thus, in French, colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation marks are separated from the preceding text by unbroken spaces; Herringbone quotation marks are also separated from the text they enclose. In English and German, it is possible to place a non-breaking space along with a regular space at the end of a sentence to visually double the space between sentences, although this typographical tradition is now considered obsolete by many.

In Worde, in some visual html editors, a non-breaking space is set as follows: Ctrl + Sift + space.

Transfer rules

  • Hyphenations that distort the meaning of the word are not allowed.
  • You cannot transfer abbreviations that are written in capital letters such as UPR, KPI, MFO.
  • You cannot break such abbreviations by hyphenation, etc., etc. and the like.
  • You cannot break digits that make up one number by hyphenation. If necessary, you can break numbers connected by a dash, but the dash remains in the previous line: 1985 -1990, X -XI centuries.
  • It is not advisable to separate initials from last names.
  • It is not advisable to separate abbreviated words from first and last names: prof. Petrenko, T. Ivanov.
  • You cannot separate a number with a bracket or period from the next word.
  • It is not advisable to separate numbers from the following abbreviated words and names of units of measurement.
  • It is impossible to separate symbolic designations from the following or previous numbers for transfer: 50%, $ 10, No. 25.
  • It is undesirable for hyphens to appear in more than two adjacent lines.
  • Punctuation marks cannot be moved.

Signs and numbers

  • It is forbidden for there to be a space between separating characters other than a dash and a word.
  • Three dots before a word cannot be separated by a space.
  • Dashes between numbers cannot be separated by spaces: 20-30.
  • In direct speech, the dash on the right is separated by a space.
  • The hyphen must not be separated by spaces.
  • Quotes are typed in the same font as the text.
  • The signs of degrees, percent, minutes, seconds cannot be separated by a space from the number: 6%. Abbreviations following the degree sign are separated by a space: 20° C. Two numbers or paragraph signs are written together: №№, §§.
  • There is a space between the numbers that denote different units - hundreds and thousands, thousands and millions: 4 655 210. The fraction designation must be typed without a space: 3.456.
  • The + and - signs do not deviate from the number: +10.
  • Fractions are written without spaces: 4/7.

Awkward rules

It would seem that what is so difficult here? Put spaces between words and after punctuation(and in the case of a dash - and before the sign) - and that’s all for a short time!

However, in practice, reading the texts, I see that not everything is so simple, since there are errors.

And yet it’s simple! You just need to remember one single formula:

A space is always used when there is an abbreviation or special character.

read as a separate word

All! This is enough - from now on you will never make mistakes and you will put a space:

Yes, of course, there are cases when a space is still not placed, for example, when indicating minutes or before a footnote... But such cases exceptional and unique.
(Don't forget that when setting dash There is also no space between numbers- cm . Lesson 1. Dash and hyphen
) .

  • Non-breaking space

Due to the rules that do not allow breaking into different lines:

  • surnames and initials (N. Gal)
  • reductions (etc.)
  • numbers and related words (11 years old)
  • sign of number (or paragraph) and number (№ 15)

etc.,

use becomes relevant non-breaking space, which will not allow them to “scatter” across different lines. In Word and OpenOffice, a non-breaking space is created using the hotkeys: CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR. You can set up a more convenient combination: for example, I just use CTRL + SPACEBAR (open Word - service - settings - keyboard - special characters - new keyboard shortcut).

  • Spaces and slashes

Another very important point: is it necessary or not to put spaces when using slashes?

No space required

1) when writing abbreviations (km/h; railway)

2) if a slash is used in numbers instead of a dash (2011/2012)

3) if the slash separates single words (income/expense; and/or)

Attention: BUT! If a slash is between phrases (or a word and a word), spaces must be inserted! Otherwise we read what is written:
The child has a mom/coming dad. It turned out to be nonsense: mother / visitor.

RIGHT:The child has a mom/coming dad.

  • The final touch (very important!)

The text has been written, checked for all kinds of errors/slips... All edits have been made - can it be sent to the customer? It seems we have forgotten that there should be between words only one space .
So, CTRL + Ffind(2 spaces) — replace(1 space) — replace everything.

Now that's really ALL!

P. S. Yes, but at the very beginning I had something completely different in mind:

I bring different rules (the space is sometimes of fundamental importance)

Literature:
Reference book for editor and proofreader, ed. A. E. Milchina
http://www.az-print.com/index.shtml?FAQ&HelpBook/index

Gramota.ru
http://www.gramota.ru/spravka/buro/search_answer/?s=%EF%F0%EE%E1%E5%EB

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EXERCISE

1.Open 5 of your texts. Check if there are any EXTRA spaces in them?You don't even have to turn it on non-displayable characters- just do itfind - replace.

2. Copy the following piece and correct any errors. Then check the rules described above.

Friends, read A. Pushkin!

Years of life: 1799 - 1837.

A.S. Pushkin died in 1837.

Issue 8 of the magazine will feature the best poetry/selected prose.

Read § § 3-10.

There are magazines and books on the table, because... this is a workplace.

Use 9% and always at a temperature of 9°C!

3. Count the number of corrections. There should be only 14 (every click counts). We take into account the knowledge gained on Lesson No. 1!

There is no unanimity with the percentage sign to this day, and this is even normatively fixed.
However Gramota.ru Still, it recommends that percentages be separated with a non-breaking space.

Note. For ease of perception, non-single spaces are specially placed in places in this entry.