hair space
(typography, US) The narrowest space appearing between letters and punctuation.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
(typography, US) The narrowest space appearing between letters and punctuation.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
(letterpress) A piece of metal type used to create the narrowest space.
Origin: Referring to the thinness of a hair. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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