autoref without space

Question

I want to reference sections in the form '§1'. I use hyperref.sty, and I have changed the sectionautorefname: \renewcommand{\sectionautorefname}{\S}. This prints '§ 1', with a space. Can I remove the space?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\renewcommand{\sectionautorefname}{\S}
\begin{document}
\section{section}
\label{section}
\autoref{section}
\end{document}

Steven B. Segletes · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-18T16:27:48.347

2

You could \kern it to the left.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\renewcommand{\sectionautorefname}{\S\kern-4pt}
\begin{document}
\section{section}
\label{section}
\autoref{section}
\end{document}

Perhaps a better way is to gobble the space:

\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\sectionautorefname}{\S\@gobble}
\makeatother

though I don't know if this latter approach has any unintended pitfalls.

edited Nov 18 '20 at 16:27

answered Nov 18 '20 at 15:51

Steven B. Segletes

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I needed \makeatletter and \makeatother to do \@gobble: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/8353/451 – twsh Nov 18 '20 at 16:23
@twsh Yes you do...I should have mentioned that. – Steven B. Segletes Nov 18 '20 at 16:27

autoref without space

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