Fabrice Couvreur schrieb am 03.11.2019 um 22:46: > Hi Wolfgang, > I know it takes a predefined argument, but I wanted to quote the name > of the command as such  \hspace[]. Nevertheless, it does not work with > this : > > \usecolors[xwi] > \starttext > \startframedtext[width=fit,frame=off, >  background=color,backgroundcolor=paleturquoise] > > {\it lancers}\unknown > > {\it dé}\unknown > > Tant que {\it dé}\unknown Faire > > *\unknown > * > *\hspace[big]\unknow*n > > Fin Tant que > \stopframedtext > \stoptext \hspace works only in horizontal mode and when you try the command at the start of a paragraph you need \dontleavehmode to start the paragraph. \starttext \hspace[big]\unknown \dontleavehmode\hspace[big]\unknown \stoptext Wolfgang