Invisible

Invisible[expr]

displays as space that is the same size as the formatted version of expr.

Details

  • Invisible[expr] spans both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of expr.
  • Invisible[expr] has the same baseline alignment as expr.
  • Invisible["M"] gives space that is one em wide in the current font.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Display a blank space the same size as the formatted form of a given expression:

Here is the expression in visible form:

Use Invisible objects as column-width regulators in a grid:

Properties & Relations  (1)

Use Spacer to display a blank space with the size specified in printer's points:

Wolfram Research (2007), Invisible, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), Invisible, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "Invisible." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). Invisible. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_invisible, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Invisible}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_invisible, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Invisible}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-May-2025 ]}