# Spaces & Boxes

All the predefined length parameters See section Predefined lengths can be used in the arguments of the box-making commands.

Horizontal space
- \dotfill: Stretchable horizontal dots.
- \hfill: Stretchable horizontal space.
- \hrulefill: Stretchable horizontal rule.
- \hspace: Fixed horizontal space. Vertical space
- \addvspace: Fixed vertical space.
- \bigskip: Fixed vertical space.
- \medskip: Fixed vertical space.
- \smallskip: Fixed vertical space.
- \vfill: Stretchable vertical space.
- \vspace: Fixed vertical space. Boxes
- \fbox: Framebox.
- \framebox: Framebox, adjustable position.
- lrbox: An environment like \sbox.
- \makebox: Box, adjustable position.
- \mbox: Box.
- \newsavebox: Declare a name for saving a box.
- \parbox: Box with text in paragraph mode.
- \raisebox: Raise or lower text.
- \rule: Lines and squares.
- \savebox: Like \makebox, but save the text for later use.
- \sbox: Like \mbox, but save the text for later use.
- \usebox: Print saved text.

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