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I really like to have a small space between a number (X) and a % sign, and never the percent sign on a new line. So usually I type X~\%. However, the distance generated this way is to large for me? Is there any way to consistently reduce it? Thank you!

This is my MWE:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\begin{document}

x~%.  %too much horizontal space


x%. % too few horizontal space


\end{document}
Willoughby
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canIchangethis
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    Does one of the commands in the answer here help? – Willoughby Jan 24 '23 at 17:30
  • If I'm understanding the question, one of the commands is probably the right amount of horizontal space, but would still allow the percent sign to jump to the next line. Is there a way to specify that the horizontal space is not allowed to have a linebreak? – Teepeemm Jan 24 '23 at 17:39
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    You might use \,\%. On the other hand, usually no space is added. – egreg Jan 24 '23 at 17:53
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    I believe the space inserted by, for example, \, is nonbreaking, see here – Willoughby Jan 24 '23 at 17:54

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\,, aka a non-breaking "thinspace", is your friend here.

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
 x\%   & too little? \\
 x\,\% & about right? \\
 x~\%  & too much?
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
Mico
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  • Still a bit big but someone posted a list so I will look it through. However, it is very interesting it has to have a space unlike (i.e., ~% it is , %). – canIchangethis Jan 26 '23 at 07:16