diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index f5f19e3450..5439e64741 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if(JKQtPlotter_BUILD_TOOLS)
         jkqtmathtext_docimages_misc.jkmt
         jkqtmathtext_docimages_specialfonts.jkmt
         jkqtmathtext_docimages_symbolsandencoding.jkmt
+        jkqtmathtext_docimages_spaces.jkmt
     )
 
 
diff --git a/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatex.dox b/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatex.dox
index 46cc408bd0..dce5b5433f 100644
--- a/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatex.dox
+++ b/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatex.dox
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     
     \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXSymbols Symbols and special characters
 
-    These instructions draw boxes in various ways:
+    These instructions draw different types of characters and symbols:
       - \c \\alpha ... : display the according greek letter (see \ref jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols ) \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_greek.png
       - \c \\charDECIMAL and \c \\char\"HEX and \c \\char\'OCTAL : draws a unicode character from its 32-bit codepoint \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_char.png (generated by <code>A: \\char65, circonflex: \\char\"109 accent: \\char\'351</code>)
       - \c \\unicode{HEX} and \c \\usym{HEX} : draws a unicode character from its 32-bit codepoint \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_unicode.png (generated by <code>star: \\unicode{2605}, circonflex: \\unicode{109} emoticons: \\usym{1F440} \\usym{1F929}</code>)
@@ -102,6 +102,55 @@
         \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_mathaccents.png
     .
 
+    
+    
+    \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXWhitespace Explicit Whitespaces
+
+    <table>
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\ </code>"
+        <td>thicker whitespace (1/3em)
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thicker.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\enspace</code>"
+        <td>1en whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_enspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\emspace</code>" / "<code>\\quad</code>"
+        <td>quad (1em) whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_emspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\qquad</code>"
+        <td>qquad (2em) whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_qquad.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\,</code>" / "<code>\\thinspace</code>"
+        <td>thin whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thinspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\:</code>" / "<code>\\medspace</code>"
+        <td>medium whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_medspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\;</code>" / "<code>\\thickspace</code>"
+        <td>thick whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thickspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\!</code>" / "<code>\\negthinspace</code>"
+        <td>negative thin whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthinspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\negmedspace</code>"
+        <td>negative medium whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negmedspace.png
+      <tr>
+        <td>"<code>\\negthickspace</code>"
+        <td>negative thick whitespace
+        <td>\image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthickspace.png
+    </table>
+
+    
+    
     \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXTextAlignment Environments for Multi-line text
     Several environments are supported that allow to layout text with linebreaks and different alignemnts:
       - <code>$\\begin{document} ... \\\\ ... \\end{document}$</code> \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_beginflushleft.png
diff --git a/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols.dox b/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols.dox
index fdf0660532..cc4063c9f5 100644
--- a/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols.dox
+++ b/doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols.dox
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
    <table>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\aa</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_aa.png
        <td><code>\\AA</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_aaaa.png
+       <td><code>\\aa</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_aa.png
        <td><code>\\AC</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_aacc.png
      </tr>
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\ae</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ae.png
-       <td><code>\\alef</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_alef.png
        <td><code>\\Alef</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_aalef.png
+       <td><code>\\alef</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_alef.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\Aleph</code>:
@@ -198,16 +198,16 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\dagger</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dagger.png
-       <td><code>\\dalet</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dalet.png
        <td><code>\\Dalet</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ddalet.png
+       <td><code>\\dalet</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dalet.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\daleth</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_daleth.png
        <td><code>\\Daleth</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ddaleth.png
+       <td><code>\\daleth</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_daleth.png
        <td><code>\\dblhyphen</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dblhyphen.png
      </tr>
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_degree.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\delta</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_delta.png
        <td><code>\\Delta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ddelta.png
+       <td><code>\\delta</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_delta.png
        <td><code>\\det</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_det.png
      </tr>
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dollar.png
        <td><code>\\dots</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_dots.png
-       <td><code>\\Downarrow</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ddownarrow.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\downarrow</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_downarrow.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\Downarrow</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ddownarrow.png
        <td><code>\\downharpoonleft</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_downharpoonleft.png
        <td><code>\\downharpoonright</code>:
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ll.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\lambda</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_lambda.png
        <td><code>\\Lambda</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_llambda.png
+       <td><code>\\lambda</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_lambda.png
        <td><code>\\land</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_land.png
      </tr>
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_le.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\leftarrow</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftarrow.png
        <td><code>\\Leftarrow</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_lleftarrow.png
+       <td><code>\\leftarrow</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftarrow.png
        <td><code>\\lefthand</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_lefthand.png
      </tr>
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftharpoondown.png
        <td><code>\\leftharpoonup</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftharpoonup.png
-       <td><code>\\leftrightarrow</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftrightarrow.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\Leftrightarrow</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_lleftrightarrow.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\leftrightarrow</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftrightarrow.png
        <td><code>\\leftrightharpoon</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_leftrightharpoon.png
        <td><code>\\leq</code>:
@@ -576,16 +576,16 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oo.png
        <td><code>\\odot</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_odot.png
-       <td><code>\\oe</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oe.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\OE</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ooee.png
-       <td><code>\\ohm</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ohm.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\oe</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oe.png
        <td><code>\\Ohm</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oohm.png
+       <td><code>\\ohm</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ohm.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\oiiint</code>:
@@ -596,10 +596,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oint.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\omega</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_omega.png
        <td><code>\\Omega</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_oomega.png
+       <td><code>\\omega</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_omega.png
        <td><code>\\ominus</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ominus.png
      </tr>
@@ -632,12 +632,12 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_pphi.png
        <td><code>\\phi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_phi.png
-       <td><code>\\pi</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_pi.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\Pi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ppi.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\pi</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_pi.png
        <td><code>\\pm</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_pm.png
        <td><code>\\pound</code>:
@@ -656,12 +656,12 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_prod.png
        <td><code>\\propto</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_propto.png
-       <td><code>\\psi</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_psi.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\Psi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ppsi.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\psi</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_psi.png
        <td><code>\\rangle</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_rangle.png
        <td><code>\\rceil</code>:
@@ -710,10 +710,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\sgn</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_sgn.png
-       <td><code>\\sigma</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_sigma.png
        <td><code>\\Sigma</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ssigma.png
+       <td><code>\\sigma</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_sigma.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\sign</code>:
@@ -870,10 +870,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\textPhi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textpphi.png
-       <td><code>\\textPi</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textppi.png
        <td><code>\\textpi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textpi.png
+       <td><code>\\textPi</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textppi.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\textPsi</code>:
@@ -902,10 +902,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\texttheta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_texttheta.png
-       <td><code>\\textupsilon</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textupsilon.png
        <td><code>\\textUpsilon</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textuupsilon.png
+       <td><code>\\textupsilon</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_textupsilon.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\textvarepsilon</code>:
@@ -934,10 +934,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\therefore</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_therefore.png
-       <td><code>\\Theta</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ttheta.png
        <td><code>\\theta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_theta.png
+       <td><code>\\Theta</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_ttheta.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\times</code>:
@@ -984,22 +984,22 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upddelta.png
        <td><code>\\updelta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_updelta.png
-       <td><code>\\updownarrow</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_updownarrow.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\Updownarrow</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uupdownarrow.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\updownarrow</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_updownarrow.png
        <td><code>\\upepsilon</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upepsilon.png
        <td><code>\\upeta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upeta.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\upgamma</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upgamma.png
        <td><code>\\upGamma</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upggamma.png
+       <td><code>\\upgamma</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upgamma.png
        <td><code>\\upharpoonleft</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upharpoonleft.png
      </tr>
@@ -1012,10 +1012,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upkappa.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\uplambda</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uplambda.png
        <td><code>\\upLambda</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upllambda.png
+       <td><code>\\uplambda</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uplambda.png
        <td><code>\\upmu</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upmu.png
      </tr>
@@ -1028,10 +1028,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upomega.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\upphi</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upphi.png
        <td><code>\\upPhi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uppphi.png
+       <td><code>\\upphi</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upphi.png
        <td><code>\\upPi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upppi.png
      </tr>
@@ -1046,10 +1046,10 @@
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\uprho</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uprho.png
-       <td><code>\\upSigma</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upssigma.png
        <td><code>\\upsigma</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upsigma.png
+       <td><code>\\upSigma</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upssigma.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>\\Upsilon</code>:
@@ -1064,12 +1064,12 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upttheta.png
        <td><code>\\uptheta</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_uptheta.png
-       <td><code>\\upupsilon</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upupsilon.png
-     </tr>
-     <tr>
        <td><code>\\upUpsilon</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upuupsilon.png
+     </tr>
+     <tr>
+       <td><code>\\upupsilon</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upupsilon.png
        <td><code>\\upvarepsilon</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_upvarepsilon.png
        <td><code>\\upvarphi</code>:
@@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_wedge.png
      </tr>
      <tr>
-       <td><code>\\xi</code>:
-       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_xi.png
        <td><code>\\Xi</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_xxi.png
+       <td><code>\\xi</code>:
+       <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_xi.png
        <td><code>\\yen</code>:
        <td> \image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/jkqtmathtext_symbols_yen.png
      </tr>
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_utf8.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_utf8.png
index 59d040436a..342f14b3d1 100644
Binary files a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_utf8.png and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_utf8.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_emspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_emspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3103567a87
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_emspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_enspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_enspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8d044f983
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_enspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_medspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_medspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..033d784c6a
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_medspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negmedspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negmedspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5cc1cc48a
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negmedspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthickspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthickspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f9bbda3cd
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthickspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthinspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthinspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35accff2be
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthinspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_qquad.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_qquad.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82cb14e2e2
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_qquad.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thicker.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thicker.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..816537a5d8
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thicker.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thickspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thickspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b4ef8b380
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thickspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thinspace.png b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thinspace.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..188da417fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thinspace.png differ
diff --git a/doc/jkqtmathtext_docimages_spaces.jkmt b/doc/jkqtmathtext_docimages_spaces.jkmt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a222a1b4af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/jkqtmathtext_docimages_spaces.jkmt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thicker.png
+\rightarrow\ \leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_enspace.png
+\rightarrow\enspace^\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_emspace.png
+\rightarrow\emspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_qquad.png
+\rightarrow\qquad\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thinspace.png
+\rightarrow\thinspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_medspace.png
+\rightarrow\medspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_thickspace.png
+\rightarrow\thickspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthinspace.png
+\rightarrow\negthinspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negmedspace.png
+\rightarrow\negmedspace\leftarrow
+---
+jkqtmathtext_whitespace_negthickspace.png
+\rightarrow\negthickspace\leftarrow
diff --git a/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp b/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
index 7b341e7925..a8cff0df2a 100644
--- a/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
+++ b/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTextStream>
+#include <algorithm>
 #if (QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 #include<QRegularExpression>
 #include<QRegularExpressionMatch>
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             fileList<<"   <table>\n";
             fileList<<"     <tr>\n";
             QStringList symbols=JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::getSymbols();
+            std::sort(symbols.begin(), symbols.end(), [](const QString& a, const QString& b) { const QString al=a.toLower(); const QString bl=b.toLower(); if (al==bl) { return a<b; } else return al<bl; });
             symbols.sort(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
             for (const QString& symbol: symbols) {
                 if (symbol.size()>0 && symbol[0].isLetter()) {