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The code

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\begin{document}
\textit{Given a collection \(M\) of \(\mathbb{S}\)-terrible $n$-beautiful gizmos ...}
\end{document}enter code here

produces too much space in \(M\) of and too little space in of \(\mathbb{S}\):

enter image description here I believe the latter issue can be dealt with by saying of\/ \(\mathbb{S}\). What's the standard way to deal with the former one?

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    latex has made some things (more) automatic in the transition between italic and uptight, but this doesn't carry over to math. it's a limitation of the underlying engine. try this with (plain) tex: \it Given a collection $M$ of $\rm S$-terrible $n$-beautiful gizmos \dots \bye. – barbara beeton Dec 09 '16 at 19:48
  • There are some aesthetic considerations that may need manual application when using italic correction. See How does italic correction work? – Werner Dec 09 '16 at 20:01
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    @LeonMeier -- sadly, i don't know of any package that provides the desired facility. (that's not to say that none exist.) it's not an easy problem. – barbara beeton Dec 11 '16 at 13:08

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I have changed your source with this below:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{amsfonts, mathtools}
\begin{document}
\textit{Given a collection $M$ \!of $\mathbb{S}$--terrible $n$--beautiful gizmos \ldots}
\end{document}

I have add only \!. What do you think? Now work correctly.

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Sebastiano
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  • The mathtools package is an extension package to amsmath. I have add only to have not problem during the compliation with Papeeria. On this PC I have not MikTeX. – Sebastiano Dec 09 '16 at 21:12
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    May I suggest, instead, \textit{Given a collection $M\!$ of $\,\mathbb{S}$\nobreakdash-terrible $n$\nobreakdash-beautiful gizmos \ldots}? – GuM Dec 09 '16 at 23:36
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    @GustavoMezzetti -- i agree with the positioning of the negative space within the math. but wouldn't an italic correction, \/ after the f be more in keeping with the latex style? – barbara beeton Dec 11 '16 at 13:06
  • @barbarabeeton: good point! – GuM Dec 16 '16 at 22:30