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TYPOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION RULE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
CONT

The typographic presentation rules of individual languages must be taken into account in HTML coding. For example, a "no-break space" character ( ) must be added before the following punctuation in French text: exclamation mark, question mark, colon and semi-colon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

Les codes HTML doivent tenir compte des règles typographiques de chaque langue. À titre d'exemple, les signes de ponctuation suivants doivent être précédés d'un blanc insécable ( ) en français mais non en anglais : point d'exclamation, point d'interrogation, deux-points, point-virgule.

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