\hss (LaTeX2e unofficial reference manual (November 2018))

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### 19.4 `\hss`

Synopsis:

    \hss

Produce a horizontal space that is infinitely shrinkable as well as infinitely stretchable (this command is a TeX primitive). LaTeX authors should reach first for the `\makebox` command to get the effects of `\hss` (see \mbox & \makebox).

Here, the first line’s `\hss` makes the Z stick out to the right, overwriting the Y. In the second line the Z sticks out to the left, overwriting the X.

    X\hbox to 0pt{Z\hss}Y
    X\hbox to 0pt{\hss Z}Y

Without the `\hss` you get something like ‘`Overfull \hbox (6.11111pt too wide) detected at line 20`’.

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