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{{Lua|Module:Gaps|category=<includeonly>Lua String-based templates</includeonly>}}

'''Template:Gaps''' outputs its unnamed arguments in order, applying the <code>margin-left: 0.25em</code> [[CSS]] rule to all but the first, so that there will be gaps of 0.25[[em (typography)|em]] between the arguments. The whole output has the <code>white-space: nowrap</code> rule so that it will not be broken across several lines.

It supports up to twenty unnamed arguments. In addition, it supports the '''<code>base</code>''' and '''<code>e</code>''' arguments which can be used for numbers in [[exponential notation]]. The base will be assumed to be 10 unless otherwise specified; a [[hyphen-minus]] "-" in the exponent will be automatically substituted by a [[minus sign]] "−". It also supports the arguments '''<code>lhs</code>''' and '''<code>u</code>''' for putting left-hand sides and units within the non-breaking span (see examples below).

See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Delimiting (grouping of digits)|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) § Delimiting (grouping of digits)]] for information about where to put the gaps in numbers.

=== Usage ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Input !! Output
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|−2.002|319|304|3622|(15)}}</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|−2.002|319|304|3622|(15)}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|299|792|458|u=m/s}}</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|299|792|458|u=m/s}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|lhs=π|3.14159|26535|89793|23846|26433|83279|...}}</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|lhs=π|3.14159|26535|89793|23846|26433|83279|...}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|P.|A.|M.}} Dirac</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|P.|A.|M.}} Dirac
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{nowrap|1={{gaps|sin|2''φ''}} = 2 {{gaps|sin|''φ''}} {{gaps|cos|''φ''}}}}</nowiki></code>
|{{nowrap|1={{gaps|sin|2''φ''}} = 2 {{gaps|sin|''φ''}} {{gaps|cos|''φ''}}}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>"She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say {{gaps|it."|'|"}}</nowiki></code>
|"She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say {{gaps|it."|'|"}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|1.602|176|487|(40)|e=-19|u=C}}</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|1.602|176|487|(40)|e=-19|u=C}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>64 MB ({{gaps|64|base=2|e=20}} bytes)</nowiki></code>
|64 MB ({{gaps|64|base=2|e=20}} bytes)
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{gaps|A|B|C|gap=10em}}</nowiki></code>
|{{gaps|A|B|C|gap=10em}}
|}

===Performance impact===
Template:Gaps allows any number of parameters, and displays the gaps by setting the left-margin space of each group. The gaps are not actual spaces, so a copy/paste of the text is treated as connected, consecutive text. Although the text, as displayed, is consecutive as on-screen text, {gaps} for a number cannot be used in a calculation because the internal markup contains the invisible <span> tags which would be invalid text in typical numeric processing.

=== See also ===
* {{tl|val}} to format a number to show commas, but decimal gaps of 3 or 4 digits.
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