\enspace & \quad & \qquad (LaTeX2e unofficial reference manual (November 2018))

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### 19.1 `\enspace` & `\quad` & `\qquad`

Synopsis, one of:

    \enspace
    \quad
    \qquad

Insert a horizontal space of 1/2em, 1em, or 2em. The em is a length defined by a font designer, often thought of as being the width of a capital M. One advantage of describing space in ems is that it can be more portable across documents than an absolute measurement such as points (see Lengths/em).

This puts a suitable gap between two graphics.

    \begin{center}
      \includegraphics{womensmile.png}%
      \qquad\includegraphics{mensmile.png}
    \end{center}

See Spacing in math mode for `\quad` and `\qquad`. These are lengths from centuries of typesetting and so may be a better choice in many circumstances than arbitrary lengths, such as you get with `\hspace`.

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