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\ - Tex Command
NAME
\ - used to force TEX to typeset a space.
SYNOPSIS
{ letter1 \ letter2}
DESCRIPTION
\ is used to create control space as TEX often ignores spaces, or collapses multiple spaces to a single space. A control space is used to force TEX to typeset a space.
EXAMPLES
\rm This is a sentence.
$ \rm This is a sentence. $\rm This\ is\ a\ sentence.
$ \rm This\ is\ a\ sentence. $\text{This is a sentence.}
$ \text{This is a sentence.} $
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