---
name: "wml::des::space"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "wml"
version: "2.32.0~ds1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wml::des::space"
---

# wml::des::space(3)

Layout Space

## NAME

wml::des::space - Layout Space

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #use wml::des::space
 <space [width=X] [height=Y]>
 <hspace X>
 <vspace Y>
 <over X>
 </over>
```

## DESCRIPTION

These are high-level layouting tags for preserving whitespace which use the `"<imgdot>"` tag from [**wml::des::imgdot**(3)](/wml::des::imgdot/3.md). Use them to create whitespace on a webpage.

- "\<space" \["width="X\] \["height="Y\]"\>"

  Creates a 1pt transparent dot-image and resizes it to the size X times Y in points, so a rectangular white area if size XxY is the effect.

- "\<hspace" X"\>"

  Creates a horizontal line, i.e. a rectangular area of size Xx1.

- "\<vspace" Y"\>"

  Creates a vertical line, i.e. a rectangular area of size 1xY.

- "\<over" X"\>"..."\</over\>"

  This pushs over contained body X pixels to the right.

## AUTHOR

```
 Ralf S. Engelschall
 rse@engelschall.com
 www.engelschall.com
```

## REQUIRES

```
 Internal: P1, P2, wml::des::imgdot (WML)
```

## SEE ALSO

[**wml::des::imgdot**(3)](/wml::des::imgdot/3.md)