<mspace>
Baseline
Widely available
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2023.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The <mspace> MathML element is used to display a blank space, whose size is set by its attributes.
Attributes
This element's attributes include the global MathML attributes as well as the following attributes:
depth-
A
<length-percentage>indicating the desired depth (below the baseline) of the space. height-
A
<length-percentage>indicating the desired height (above the baseline) of the space. width-
A
<length-percentage>indicating the desired width of the space.
Note:
For the depth, height, width attributes, some browsers may also accept legacy MathML lengths.
Examples
html
<math display="block">
<mn>1</mn>
<mspace depth="40px" height="20px" width="100px" />
<mn>2</mn>
</math>
css
mspace {
background: lightblue;
}
Technical summary
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Specifications
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Named spaces (e.g. thinmathspace to mean 3/18em) for width, height and depth attributes
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Legend
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- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.