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==Usage==
Use {{tl|pad}} to insert a horizontally padding HTML {{tag|span|open}} inline. The template takes one unnamed parameter; a width value specified in <code>[[Pixel|px]]</code>, <code>[[Em (typography)|em]]</code> or <code>[[x-height|ex]]</code> (other CSS units – in, cm, pc, pt – are supported as well, but not recommended, typically at 96dpi conversion ratio). The default is <code>1 em</code>.

'''The result is the specified padding followed by an &nbsp;''' (non-breaking space)  – at 100% font size (8pt), typically 3px wide in narrow fonts like Arial and Tahoma, 4px in wider fonts like Arial Black and Verdana).

==Examples==
Indenting by 50 pixels plus an &nbsp; (53px in Arial):
* <code>Indenting 50px causes<nowiki> {{pad|50px}}</nowiki>this amount of space.</code>
''Produces:''
* Indenting 50px causes {{pad|50px}}this amount of space.

Width of a typical year-range in Arial font (4.8em plus an &nbsp;):
* <code>1492–1540 Exploration by<nowiki> {{pad|4.8em}}</nowiki>Columbus & others.</code>
''Produces:''
* 1492–1540 Exploration by {{pad|4.8em}}Columbus & others.

This is better produced by:
* <source lang="text" inline>1492–1540 Exploration by {{hidden text|1492–1540}} Columbus & others.</source>
''Which produces:''
* 1492–1540 Exploration by {{hidden text|1492–1540}} Columbus & others

However, some digits supposedly require less space:
* <code>1111–1117 Exploration by<nowiki> {{pad|4.4em}}</nowiki>Explorer Bob.</code>
''Produces:''
* 1111–1117 Exploration by {{pad|4.4em}}Explorer Bob.

But actually not:
* <source lang="text" inline>1111–1117 Exploration by {{hidden text|9999–9999}} Explorer Bob.</source>
''Produces:''
* 1111–1117 Exploration by {{hidden text|9999–9999}} Explorer Bob.

Spacing is, of course, different between fonts, too:
* {{Font|This is text 0123456789 in Arial {{Pad|100px}}and this is indented by 100px + 1 &nbsp; {{Pad|9em}}and this is indented by 9em + 1 &nbsp;|font=Arial}}
* {{Font|This is text 0123456789 in Times New Roman {{Pad|100px}}and this is indented by 100px+ 1 &nbsp; {{Pad|9em}}and this is indented by 9em + 1 &nbsp;|font=Times New Roman}}
* {{Font|This is text 0123456789 in Arial Black {{Pad|100px}}and this is indented by 100px + 1 &nbsp; {{Pad|9em}}and this is indented by 9em + 1 &nbsp;|font=Arial Black}}
* {{Font|This is text 0123456789 in Lucida Console {{Pad|100px}}and this is indented by 100px+ 1 &nbsp; {{Pad|9em}}and this is indented by 9em + 1 &nbsp;|font=Lucida Console}}

''Note: 1em is typically 11.2px at 100% font size (8 point), 21.3px at 200% font size (16 point), and 32px at 300% font size (24pt).''

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