Node type: Element (may contain text and/or other elements)
Whitespace: Not protected
Marks the location of an em space (a space the width of an uppercase M).
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<runHead paraID="22">Chapter 3<em/>The Priesthood</runHead>
Chapter 3 The Priesthood
This element is empty in valid ldsXML documents. When an ldsXML document is transformed for print production in InDesign, a Unicode em space character is inserted into this element. Upon export from InDesign, all em spaces in the document are deleted and any em elements are left empty to mark the location of “protected” em spaces for future production. Unprotected em spaces (spaces not marked with xml tags) can also be inserted into the document to facilitate copy fitting.
See Whitespace handling standards in InDesign for more information.
Use the Special Characters tab of the Insert - Symbols menu to insert a Unicode em space. You can also highlight the text string “2003” and type Alt-X. Unicode em spaces are converted to the XML form (<em/>) on conversion. Or enter the XML form directly using the xmlChar character style.