When an apostrophe marks the elision of an initial or final letter or letters, such as o???, ???n???, or th???, it is not set closed up to the next character, but rather followed or preceded by a full space: rock ???n??? roll R ???n??? B it???s in th??? Bible how tender ???tis to love the babe that milks me In contractions of the type rock ???n??? roll an ampersand may also be used: see 10.2.2.