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InDesign treats special white space characters (such as em and en spaces) as nonbreaking. This can cause awkward breaks in some situations.
If you want to allow them to break at the end of the line, insert a Discretionary Line Break (from the Insert Break Character submenu, under the Type menu).
Not only will the awkward break be fixed…
…you’ll also be covered if the text is edited and you need the en space or em space to do its job.
This article was last modified on July 20, 2021
This article was first published on January 16, 2018
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