2006/7/19, Alex Scorpan <scorpan at gmail.com>: > Or, to get rid of the space "\ ", do > \usepackage{xspace} > \newcommand\inchsign{\ensuremath{''}\xspace} > and use it like > It's 123\inchsign long. \usepackage{units} \newcommand{\inchsign}{\ensuremath{''} It's \unit{123}[\inchsign] long Best Martin