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Rule "Missing space between numeric value and unit (e.g., 25 km)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Missing space between numeric value and unit (e.g., 25 km)
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Tags:	[picky]
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The temperature is 25°C. Correction suggestion: 25 °C The temperature is -25°C. Correction suggestion: -25 °C The temperature is 25,5°F warm. Correction suggestion: 25,5 °F Distance 5km. Correction suggestion: 5 km It weighs 5kg. Correction suggestion: 5 kg
Correct sentences for comparison:	...rest in the estate to the Disney Corporation for $350m. The revenue was $2.7m The German news magazine T3N is popular. (AsCH3)2n They have 100m users We only need $5mm to $10mm to get us through to the other side. The P-40N featured a stretched rear fuselage to counter the torque of the larger, late-war Allison engine, and the rear deck of the cockpit behind the pilot was cut down at a moderate slant to improve rearward visibility. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hEO7G3hm6bTkYnNlmT3uV https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/122B2q3m-6s7aoXXPlmDk3p3h_nTIFO1E7VaTJt ... astatine-214, astatine-215, and astatine-216m. ...their sample variance, and σ2N their population variance. Globally, it has 690m MAUs (all outside China), meaning the US is actually a small percentage of users. Meanwhile, the BBC understands the government has “stood down” its Operation Yellowhammer contingency planning for a no-deal exit, while it has also paused its £100m Get Ready for Brexit on 31 October campaign.
ID:	UNIT_SPACE
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)