The Spacer component allows you to add customizable vertical or horizontal space between elements in your document.

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Usage

Use the Spacer component to create gaps between content. You can specify either height or width.

<Spacer height={50} />

import Document from './Document';
import Page from './Page';
import Head from './Head';
import Spacer from './Spacer';

const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Head>
      <title>My Document</title>
    </Head>
    <Page>
      <h1>Welcome to My Document</h1>
      <Spacer height={20} />
      <p>This is the first paragraph of my document.</p>
      <Spacer height={30} />
      <h2>Section 1</h2>
      <Spacer height={15} />
      <p>Content for section 1 goes here.</p>
      <Spacer height={50} />
      <h2>Section 2</h2>
      <Spacer height={15} />
      <p>Content for section 2 goes here.</p>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

export default MyDocument;

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Props

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height
number | string | boolean

Vertical space the spacer takes up. Use a number for pixels, a string for other units, or true for 100%.

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width
number | string | boolean

Horizontal space the spacer takes up. Use a number for pixels, a string for other units, or true for 100%.

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display
string
default:"block"

CSS display property of the spacer.

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Comparison to LaTeX

The Spacer component serves a similar purpose to LaTeX’s vertical and horizontal spacing commands:

  • Spacer with height is similar to LaTeX’s \vspace{}
  • Spacer with width is similar to LaTeX’s \hspace{}

However, Spacer offers more flexibility:

  1. Units: While LaTeX typically uses pt, em, or ex, Spacer can use any CSS unit.
  2. Responsiveness: Spacer can adapt to different screen sizes more easily.
  3. Simplicity: Spacer uses a single component for both vertical and horizontal spacing.
<Spacer height={20} />