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TeX/hskip
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Syntax
\hskip <dimen1> plus <dimen2> minus <dimen3>
\vskip <dimen1> plus <dimen2> minus <dimen3>
\mskip <dimen1> plus <dimen2> minus <dimen3>
Description
The commands \hskip and \vskip produce horizontal and vertical glue respectively, while \mskip produces horizontal glue in math mode. These commands skip over a distance of <dimen1>, which can be stretched by <dimen2> or shrunk by <dimen3>. Either the plus <dimen2>, the minus <dimen3>, or both can be omitted (the omitted values are taken to be zero). Any of <dimen1>, <dimen2> and <dimen3> is a TeX dimension and can be negative.
Should a line (in horizontal) or page (in vertical) break occur immediately before or after one of these commands, then the intended distance/glue will not be inserted!
Example: the following command produces a horizontal glue of 3cm which can be stretched by 5mm:
\hskip 3cm plus 5mm
See also:
TeX dimensions
\mskip
\hfill
\hfil
\hss
\vss
\hfilneg
de:LaTeX-Wörterbuch: TeX Primitiven: \hfill