Is it possible to get a reduced space character in a text?

How can I change the full size of the space character to half in a legend? I need it in between numbers and a unit. For example after the number 1: t=1 s.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

thin = char(8201);        %https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_space

phrase = sprintf('The event lasted %.3f%ss', pi, thin);

plot(1:10);
legend(phrase)

[Robert Berghaus]

That creates a black square betwenn the number and s.

[Walter Roberson]

Which MATLAB version are you using, and which operating system?

Please show the output of

get(gcf, 'renderer')

[Robert Berghaus]

I use Matlab R2017a (Student), with Windows 7 (64bit Pro).

My Output is only 'opengl' Is that right?

[Walter Roberson]

I just tested R2017a on Mac OS-X (El Capitan); I cannot be sure that the space was thin, but I saw no black line.

You could also experiment with char(8239), the non-breaking thin space.

Another way:

phrase = sprintf('The event lasted %.3f\\,s', pi);
plot(1:10);
leg = legend(phrase);
leg.Interpreter = 'latex';