Spaces After A Period

John said he was tired.

Spaces after a period. The mla handbook for writers of research papers mla waffles. The point is it s not only widely accepted it s expected that you use only one space after a period. Two spaces between sentences is too many.

Double spacing after every period used to be standard. Two spaces were once the norm. And according to nearly all stylebooks including the associated press stylebook and the chicago manual of style you always use a single space after a period.

As a general rule put one space after a period comma colon semicolon question mark or exclamation point. Before computers and word processors were prevalent most people relied on typewriters. Sorry two spaces it s time to make the switch.

The style choice will now be marked as an error in microsoft word and users who press the space bar. Cnn microsoft has made its typographical decree. The publication manual of the american psychological association apa was the only style guide that overtly recommended two spaces after a period and even that long time holdout for two spaces changed its guideline to one space in its 2019 update.

Once considered an advanced form of technology themselves older typewriters were known to produce uneven or unpredictable line spacing.