Matthias OttApr 1
Typography nerds, I need your opinion! (And help 🙏)
Channeling your inner Robert Bringhurst – how would you write a percentage in English correctly?
100 % – with a space, because % is a unit
6.4%
100% – who needs a weird space here?
68.2%
100 % – with a thin space, don't half-ass it!
19.7%
Honestly, who cares, really…
5.8%
Poll ended at .
Show threadMatthias OttApr 1

I learned in design school in Germany that of course, the percent symbol is separated from the number with a space. Because you could also write 100 Prozent. You also don’t write 100cm without a space, right?

And the careful typographer will make a Jan Tschichold gesture and decrease the space slightly …

But obviously, things are different in written English.

Show threadRichard RutterApr 1
@matthiasott 100% right
Show threadMatthias Ott
@Richr Okay, I can stop the poll now 😁
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