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LaTeX: hyphenation-enable and disable - how it works

  • Oct 19, 2025
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In the text processing with LaTeX, you can turn hyphenation on and off independently. In this practical tip we will show you how to do that exactly.

Hyphenation in LaTeX all the info

  • In order to use the hyphenation in LaTeX, set "\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}" in the preamble.
  • So, the automatic hyphenation in the program is enabled, and you need do nothing more.
  • With the command "\-" insert a manual hyphenation. You can use the command as follows.
  • You want to separate the word "practice tips" in the "practical tips", is the sentence in LaTeX "practice\tips".
  • If you want to disable hyphenation for individual lines or phrases, put "\mbox" to the end.
  • Example: This sentence is the syllable separation \mbox ignored
  • Note that all of the other words and phrases will continue to be handled by the hyphenation, if you use the command "\mbox".
LaTeX: Hyphenation
Would you like to in LaTeX a blank line to force, we will show you in the next practice tip on how this exactly goes.

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