Spacing Text
One of the problems with text in HTML is that no matter how many spaces you put between words, HTML only shows one space. There are ways you can force HTML to pay attention to your character spacing:<PRE>
The first is the <PRE> tag. Whenever you use this tag, your text will appear space for space and line for line as it does in your code. It's useful in some cases, but usually preformatted text will be displayed with the Courier New font, which isn't that fun to read. Not too long ago Microsoft released a number of free new fonts for the web, including Monotype.com, a monospace font that looks much nicer than Courier.
There is another way. Without forcing preformatted text, you can use the HTML tag ' ' (non-breaking space) to put space in between text. The advantage here is that line breaks can be fluid but the spaces between words can be preserved.When I use to make a space, I usually alternate between spaces and the tag (rather than typing multiple times). I also try to keep the tag from ending up right next to a word (since that might make for problems for web indices to read the content of my pages).
One other note: another way to force space between words involves a tricky use of
a transparent GIF. Visit the Images page for more information.
