by Derek—2006.01.02 @ 1113
It has always been a contention of mine that modern typography no longer requires a double space between a period (full-stop) and the beginning of the next sentence. This old habit really took off with typewriters which produced letterforms of equal size (e.g., the letter “I” was as wide as the letter “M”—monospaced letters). Since every letter and space was the same size, it made sense (visually) to add an extra space after a full-stop.
Some sense from webtypography.net
“In the nineteenth century, which was a dark and inflationary age in typography and type design, many compositors were encouraged to stuff extra space between sentences. Generations of twentieth century typists were then taught to do the same, by hitting the spacebar twice after every period [full stop]. Your typing as well as your typesetting will benefit from unlearning this quaint Victorian habit. As a general rule, no more than a single space is required after a period, colon or any other mark of punctuation.”
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