# spacify `spacify` is a way to insert a space between every character of a variable. You can optionally pass a different character or string to insert. ## Basic usage ```smarty {$myVar|spacify} ``` ## Parameters | Parameter Position | Type | Required | Default | Description | |--------------------|--------|----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | string | No | *one space* | This what gets inserted between each character of the variable. | ## Examples ```php assign('articleTitle', 'Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say.'); ``` Where template is: ```smarty {$articleTitle} {$articleTitle|spacify} {$articleTitle|spacify:"^^"} ``` Will output: ``` Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say. S o m e t h i n g W .... snip .... s h , E x p e r t s S a y . S^^o^^m^^e^^t^^h^^i^^n^^g^^ .... snip .... ^^e^^r^^t^^s^^ ^^S^^a^^y^^. ``` See also [`wordwrap`](language-modifier-wordwrap.md) and [`nl2br`](language-modifier-nl2br.md).