 Quebec French has some typographical differences from European French.For example, in Quebec French, unlike European French, a full non-breaking space is not used before the semicolon, exclamation mark, or question mark.Instead, a thin space (which according to "Le Ramat de la typographie" normally measures a quarter of an em) is used; this thin space can be omitted in word-processing situations where the thin space is assumed to be unavailable, or when careful typography is not required.