# Tab-completion should automatically add a space after a username

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-completion-should-automatically-add-a-space-after-a-username/45155>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** pr-welcome\
**Created:** [2 يونيو 2016، 7:01م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-completion-should-automatically-add-a-space-after-a-username/45155 "2016-06-02T19:01:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [6 يونيو 2016، 9:34ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-completion-should-automatically-add-a-space-after-a-username/45155/6 "2016-06-06T09:34:02Z")

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> [@jancborchardt](#):
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> right, in the example you bring up it doesn’t make sense. However there are also many examples where a space is in order. Like at the beginning of the sentence as I just did, or saying »I like what @pfaffman said there«.

True, but if I had to pick between.

1. sometimes pressing space an extra time, and
2. sometimes pressing backspace an extra time

I’d pick space every day of the week. I’ve already got **both** my thumbs resting on it! Whereas to click backspace, I actually have to _reach_ for it. It sounds trivial but there’s a very real UX tradeoff here, and I firmly believe we already made the right choice.

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