Micro tags represent three characters that matter in layout: a non-breaking space, a forced line break and a tab.
They appear as:
- NBSP - non-breaking space;
- BR - forced line break;
- TAB - tab.
Set AI behaviour
Open Inspector > Settings > Special characters. For each type, choose:
- Let AI decide - the model may keep, move or remove the marker;
- Ask to preserve - the model should keep a similar count and position;
- Remove - the marker is not sent for translation.
Rules are saved for the active target language. You can separately choose whether markers are visible in the editor.
Removing a micro tag can change line breaks in InDesign. After translation, check forced breaks, tabs and values that should not split at the end of a line.
For normal display control, see show nonprinting characters.