[Tex/LaTex] Change space between title and text in \paragraph command

Question

I am wondering if there is a way to remove the space that comes between the title and the text when using the \paragraph command. I am working on my thesis, and have gotten it proof read by someone who is used to Word, and she says that this space looks odd, and not correct. I have only used LaTeX, so I am kind of used to it, but is there any way of changing it?

Answer 1

After reading the discussion between you and David Carlisle, I realize now you'd like to adjust the paragraph heading (also called title—but I didn't expect that from a new user, sorry ;)

You can use the titlesec package for this.

Code

Adjust the .5em to your liking. I used em as the unit because it is a horizontal unit designed for text. You can even make it a negative value if you want to. titlespacing does require a unit, however.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage[explicit]{titlesec}
\titlespacing{\paragraph}{0pt}{0pt}{.5em}[]
\begin{document}
\paragraph{This} is an example.
\end{document}

Output