Extra section level

Question

I used the following code to add an extra level of section:

\makeatletter
\renewcommand\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}%
            {-2.5ex\@plus -1ex \@minus -.25ex}%
            {2.25ex \@plus .25ex}%
            {\normalfont\normalsize\textit}}
\makeatother
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4} % how many sectioning levels to assign numbers to
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}    % how many sectioning levels to show in ToC

How can I remove the space that is specified in the figure?

What class are you using? Paragraphs are not numbered by default but the command \setcounter{secnumdepth}{4} should be enough to number it. The default has no space before the number. — Sigur, Jun 24 '14 at 01:21
Thank you Sigur,
I removed \makeatletter \renewcommand\paragraph{@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}% {-2.5ex@plus -1ex @minus -.25ex}% {2.25ex @plus .25ex}% {\normalfont\normalsize\textit}} \makeatother

and the problem has been solved :) — Linda, Jun 24 '14 at 01:28
If you want to change the font used there you can copy the original code from the class (e.g. report.cls) and then you only change the final part (e.g. \textbf). — Sigur, Jun 24 '14 at 01:30
Related: How to add an extra level of sections with headings below \subsubsection — Werner, Jun 24 '14 at 05:21

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

\textit takes an argument, which is not properly used in this instance. Instead you need to use a font swith - \itshape:

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\documentclass{article}

\makeatletter
\newcommand\subsubsubsection{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}%
            {-2.5ex\@plus -1ex \@minus -.25ex}%
            {2.25ex \@plus .25ex}%
            {\normalfont\normalsize\itshape}}
\makeatother
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4} % how many sectioning levels to assign numbers to
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}    % how many sectioning levels to show in ToC
\begin{document}

\setcounter{section}{7}

\section{A section}
\subsection{A sub-section}
\subsubsection{A sub-sub-section}
\subsubsubsection{A sub-sub-sub-section}

\end{document}

For information on the parameters in \@startsection, see Where can I find help files or documentation for commands like \@startsection for LaTeX?

Extra section level

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