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<span id="g_t_0040dmn_007bdimension_007d_003a-Format-a-Dimension"></span><h4 class="subsection">12.3.5 <code>@dmn</code>{<var>dimension</var>}: Format a Dimension</h4>
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<p>You can use the <code>@dmn</code> command to format a dimension with a
little extra space in the printed output. That is, on seeing
<code>@dmn</code>, TeX inserts just enough space for proper typesetting;
in other output formats, the formatting commands insert no space at
all.
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<p>To use the <code>@dmn</code> command, write the number and then follow it
immediately, with no intervening space, by <code>@dmn</code>, and then by
the dimension within braces. For example,
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<pre class="example">A4 paper is 8.27@dmn{in} wide.
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<p>A4 paper is 8.27in wide.
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<p>Not everyone uses this style. Some people prefer ‘8.27 in.’ or
‘8.27 inches’. In these cases, however, you need to use
<code>@tie</code> (see <a href="_0040tie.html"><code>@tie</code></a>) or <code>@w</code> (see <a href="_0040w.html"><code>@w</code></a>)
so that no line break can occur between the number and the dimension.
Also, if you write a period after an abbreviation within a sentence
(as with the ‘in.’ above), you should write ‘<samp>@:</samp>’ after the
period to prevent TeX from inserting extra whitespace, as shown
here. See <a href="Not-Ending-a-Sentence.html">Not Ending a Sentence</a>.
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