To insert local extra space between paragraphs, LaTeX offers the commands \smallskip
, \medskip
, and \bigskip
which will add space of \smallskipamount
, \medskipamount
, and \bigskipamount
(see the example for the default value of those when using the article
class). Alternatively, you may add custom extra space with \vspace{<extent of space>}
, using either (La)TeX units like pt, ex, etc. or a multiple of, e.g., \baselineskip
. (Note: \smallskip
& friends internally use \vspace
.)
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand*{\sometext}{Hello, here is some text without a meaning. This
text should show, how a printed text will look like at this place.
If you read this text, you will get no information.}
\begin{document}
\verb|\smallskipamount|: \the\smallskipamount
\verb|\medskipamount|: \the\medskipamount
\verb|\bigskipamount|: \the\bigskipamount
\sometext
\sometext
\medskip
\sometext
\vspace{1.5\baselineskip}
\sometext
\end{document}
