What’s a ?
The non-breaking space ( ) is the workhorse of the web. It can be used in so many contexts from its use as a poor-mans indent or even to workaround bugs in IE6 and Firefox.
Not many people know the true value of a non-breaking space. As its name implies, its primary purpose to prevent line breaks. Essentially the opposite of a break tag.
A few examples
Prevent widows:
By replacing the last space in a paragraph you can prevent a widowed word.
In aliquet leo aliquet enim tincidunt non tristique tortor
feugiat. Donec gravida egestas risus quis eleifend. Donec
adipiscing dolor nec augue dignissim pharetra.Ensure words always appear together
In aliquet leo aliquet enim tincidunt non tristique tortor feugiat. ACME Widget XL donec gravida egestas risus quis eleifend. Donec adipiscing dolor nec augue dignissim pharetra.
