How is white space handled in the arcgis pro labelling engine?
I am trying to label features based on multiple fields in a stack way. I added a python expression to line up and stack the values I want to label on (up to 13 fields.) I also want to place a marker symbol as a background (like a highway shield) I have an svg file for the marker. It works surprisingly well but I am getting caught up in some details. I am not using maplex and I am placing the symbol over the point.
I use a monospace font so the characters will line up in a predictible way. The problem I have is blank space (\u0020 or \u00A0) is being treated differently than a character in the label. The regular space gets trimmed and the no-break space lines up differently on the left...
This is what happens if I use hyphens as a blank space place holder (this is what I want without hyphens):
this is with no break space (\u00A0)
this is a regular space: \u0020
If you use the Maplex label engine, you can choose whether or not to remove extra spaces. If I put the same text into a Maplex label with a monospace font and un-check Remove extra spaces, the spacing will be kept.
