How many spaces after a period?

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According to the APA Style page:

  • Use one space after a period when writing in APA Style.
  • However, if your Instructor requests 2 spaces, follow their specifications.

The Chicago Manual of Style and the Modern Language Association (MLA) both recommend using one space after a period at the end of a sentence.

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  1. One space according to APA website: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/punctuation/space-after-period
    by Helpful person on Mar 12, 2020
  2. Thanks for the comment. The answer has been updated.
    by ASK US Librarian on Mar 13, 2020

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