If you ever took a typing class, you were likely taught that there should always be two spaces after a period before beginning the next sentence. But, if you look at most books, magazines and websites, you’ll notice that the majority of them only use one space.
So, which way is correct? One or two spaces after a period? The short answer is one space, but let us elaborate on why…
Typewriters use what is called a monospaced font, meaning all letters take up the exact same amount of space. That means an ‘i’ takes up the same amount of space as an ‘e’ does. So, in the time of typewriters, two spaces were used after a period to give a visual break to the reader, as a signal that a new sentence was beginning. Click Here to Read More…
