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Invisible

Invisible[expr]
displays as space that is the same size as the formatted version of expr.

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Invisible[expr] spans both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of expr.

Invisible[expr] has the same baseline alignment as expr.

Invisible["M"] gives space that is one em wide in the current font.

Basic Examples (2)

Display a blank space the same size as the formatted form of a given expression:

Here is the expression in visible form:

Use Invisible objects as column-width regulators in a grid:

Properties & Relations (1)

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String-Oriented Output Formats

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Textual Elements in Notebooks

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