How to delete the horizontal space between text and a line to-write-text-on?

Question

How to delete the horizontal space between the text and a line to write text on?

To clarify I'm referring to the space that comes after the ":" and that is before the line.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
\begin{document}
\noindent
\begin{center}
\begin{tabularx}{1\textwidth}{Yp{-20cm}Y}
name:&amp;&amp; name\\[-2ex]
&amp;&amp; \hrulefill \\[1ex]
 &amp;&amp;  \\[1ex]
 &amp;&amp; 
\end{tabularx}
\end{center}


\end{document}

The above comes from adapting the last code from this answer https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/591858/

Thank you in advance.

Are you desiring to delete horizontal or vertical space. Not clear from your question. — Steven B. Segletes, Apr 19 '21 at 18:05
also what do you want to accomplish with p{-20cm} you can not have a parbox with a negative \hsize for linebreaking. — David Carlisle, Apr 19 '21 at 18:06
@StevenB.Segletes The horizontal space. The space after the ":" and the line. — Verónica Rmz., Apr 19 '21 at 18:12
I've been using latex for 30 years and I think that's the first time I have ever seen a p column with a negative specified width:-) — David Carlisle, Apr 19 '21 at 18:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '21 at 18:45

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If I understand correctly, you are looking for something more like

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lY}
name:&amp; name\\[-2ex]
&amp; \hrulefill \\[1ex]
\end{tabularx}
\end{center}


\end{document}

answered Apr 19 '21 at 18:45

David Carlisle

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Thank you sir for your help. – Verónica Rmz. Apr 19 '21 at 18:57
What does the l stands for? and why the double & had to be changed to one? – Verónica Rmz. Apr 19 '21 at 18:57
@Verónica it is a standard tabular column: l for left aligned ( along with c for center and r for right) – David Carlisle Apr 19 '21 at 18:58
You had three columns two Y columns (so forcing the two name columns to have the same width and an unused p column in between) so you had to have name & & name to get the words into the Y columns, I just have two columns so you just need name & name @Verónica – David Carlisle Apr 19 '21 at 19:00
got it, double thanks:) – Verónica Rmz. Apr 19 '21 at 19:10

How to delete the horizontal space between text and a line to-write-text-on?

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