Template:Apostrophe

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This template leaves leading space before the apostrophe, unlike the similar {{`}} (no spacing). This template is intended for use with italic text, whereas {{`}} is intended for use with non-italic text. For example:

• The ''Iliad''{{'}}s vocabulary is archaic.

generates:

• The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.

with a tiny amount of space before the apostrophe to avoid colliding with the italic d at the end of Iliad.

This template is also similar to {{-'}}, used to slightly space apart a leading single quote from a surrounding double quotation mark provided by a template parameter in which the content is placed, e.g. the |title= parameter of {{cite web}}. The equivalent template when manually placing double quotes around a single-quoted passage is {{" '}}; see also {{'-}} and {{' "}} for the right-hand side equivalents (parameter and manual, respectively). All of these templates use 0.2 em of spacing, while this template, {{'}}, uses only 0.1 em of spacing, as does {{'s}}, which is used for possessives in italics.

See also

• {{'}} (Template:Apostrophe) – for use with adjacent italic markup
• {{`}} – for use with adjacent bold markup
• {{'s}} – for inserting an apostrophe and "s" immediately following italic markup
• {{`s}} – for inserting an apostrophe and "s" immediately following bold markup
• {{′}} (Template:Prime)
• {{''}}
• {{' "}} (Template:Single+double)
• {{" '}} (Template:Double+single)
• {{' '}} (Template:Single+single)
• {{" ' "}} (Template:Double+single+double)
• {{' " '}} (Template:Single+double+single)
• {{-"}} (Template:Space+double)
• {{"-}} (Template:Double+space)
• {{-'}} (Template:Space+single)
• {{'-}} (Template:Single+space)
• {{--)}} (Template:Space+parenthesis) (it's --) because ) and -) were already used by other templates)
• {{(-}} (Template:Parenthesis+space) (using (-- also works, for consistency with the one above)

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TemplateData for Apostrophe

This template creates an apostrophe with a small leading space. This template is intended for use just following bold or italic text. No parameters.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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