is an option for selections that specifies whether blank spaces representing multiplication are explicitly shown.


ZeroWidthTimes
is an option for selections that specifies whether blank spaces representing multiplication are explicitly shown.
Details

- In the Wolfram Language, a blank space between two symbols represents a multiplication sign. By setting ZeroWidthTimes->True, you can make such a blank space invisible while retaining its meaning as a multiplication symbol. This is useful for simulating conventional mathematical notation, such as ab + ac + ad = a(b + c + d).
- With the default setting ZeroWidthTimes->False, a blank space between two objects being multiplied is explicitly shown, as in a b + a c + a d = a (b + c + d).
See Also
Menu Items: Typesetting
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), ZeroWidthTimes, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ZeroWidthTimes.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "ZeroWidthTimes." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ZeroWidthTimes.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). ZeroWidthTimes. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ZeroWidthTimes.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_zerowidthtimes, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ZeroWidthTimes}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ZeroWidthTimes.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_zerowidthtimes, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ZeroWidthTimes}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ZeroWidthTimes.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}