It is a good habit to insert non-breaking spaces before numbers and SI units (second, kelvin, ampere etc.) to keep all text together when word-wrapping.

Here are some useful Search and Replace commands to insert non-breaking spaces into a translation project:

Replace any space before a digit with a non-breaking space

Search for:

\s(?=\d+)

Replace with:

non-breaking space

Replace any space before a bracket + digit with a non-breaking space

Search for:

\s(?=\(\d+)

Replace with:

non-breaking space

Note: On a Mac you insert the non-breaking space with Option+Space, on Windows with …

See also Inserting Non-breaking Spaces Before Units

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