How do I create space between numbers and text in the list of figures

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Hello, I need more space between numbers and text in LoF. How do I do that??

Welcome to tex.sx. What document class are you using? The answer may differ depending on that. A MWE would help -- that's a brief compilable example that starts with \documentclass and ends with \end{document} that exhibits the problem. — barbara beeton, May 18 '20 at 14:17
You could temporarily redefine \numberline to use a specific width: \hbox to <width> {#1\hfill}. Normally this width is passed by \@dottedtocline which is called in \l@figure — John Kormylo, May 18 '20 at 16:52
Most "Tables" are constructed in a similar manner. This may help: Roman numerals become “too wide” in table of contents — barbara beeton, Feb 03 '23 at 20:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '20 at 16:50

Use the tocloft package.

\usepackage{tocloft}
\setlength{\cftfignumwidth}{3em} % change the 3em to suit

The \cftfignumwidth is the space available for typesetting the figure number. There are other lengths for other kinds of numbers (such as \section or tables). Read the manual texdoc tocloft for more information.

How do I create space between numbers and text in the list of figures

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