What is the command for the symbol used to represent a space?

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How to look up a symbol?

I've occasionally seen a little symbol (like a shortened square bracket turned on it's side) that appears below the baseline and is typically used to represent a space. How can I get that symbol in LaTeX?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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It's \textvisiblespace, have a look at the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List.

See also the answers to this question: How to look up a symbol.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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answered Jan 23 '12 at 09:12

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '12 at 09:11

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You can write \verb*" ". Here is a good example.

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What is the command for the symbol used to represent a space?

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