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category: Components
group: Layout
title: Space
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Set components spacing.
## When To Use
- Avoid components clinging together and set a unified space.
- Use Space.Compact when child form components are compactly connected and the border is collapsed (After version `antd@4.24.0` Supported).
## Examples
Basic Usage
Vertical Space
Space Size
Align
Wrap
Split
Compact Mode for form component
Button Compact Mode
Vertical Compact Mode
Input addon debug
Nested Space Compact
Diverse Child
Flex gap style
## API
Common props ref:[Common props](/docs/react/common-props)
| Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| align | Align items | `start` \| `end` \|`center` \|`baseline` | - | 4.2.0 |
| direction | The space direction | `vertical` \| `horizontal` | `horizontal` | 4.1.0 |
| size | The space size | [Size](#size) \| [Size\[\]](#size) | `small` | 4.1.0 \| Array: 4.9.0 |
| split | Set split | ReactNode | - | 4.7.0 |
| wrap | Auto wrap line, when `horizontal` effective | boolean | false | 4.9.0 |
### Size
`'small' | 'middle' | 'large' | number`
### Space.Compact
Use Space.Compact when child form components are compactly connected and the border is collapsed. The supported components are:
- Button
- AutoComplete
- Cascader
- DatePicker
- Input/Input.Search
- Select
- TimePicker
- TreeSelect
| Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block | Option to fit width to its parent\'s width | boolean | false | 4.24.0 |
| direction | Set direction of layout | `vertical` \| `horizontal` | `horizontal` | 4.24.0 |
| size | Set child component size | `large` \| `middle` \| `small` | `middle` | 4.24.0 |
### `styles` and `classNames` attribute
| Property | Description | Version |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ------- |
| item | set `Space` child element | 5.6.0 |
## Design Token