Issue with controlling the spacing between words/characters is the word wrap in Steemit's style.  It is set to make Steemit as <b>responsive</b> as possible for tablets and phones. There are ways to do it but mobile view of post may differ.


<h3>📌 Possible Solutions:</h3>
* You can use HTML `<pre></pre>` tags to get your desired function.
    * Demo: <pre>P R E                 FORMATTED      Text </pre>   
* Aside from `&nbsp;` there is `&ensp;` <b>x2</b> as big `&emsp;` <b>x4</b> as big.
    * For increased distance between elements, use multiple times. 
* One last way, you can use a transparent graphic to specified width.
    * Code: Spacing`![](http://de.mo/50px-spacer.png)`Example!
    * Demo:
Spacing![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPeA2YRYaUgADbEaW26BLBTEJTD371xkbpXwxEMDCWaDq/50px-spacer.png)Example!

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I thought putting multiple "\ " would add multiple spaces on the same line like so:
steem          it