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19.10 \bigskip \medskip \smallskip

These commands produce a given amount of space.

\bigskip
The same as \vspace{bigskipamount}, ordinarily about one line space (with stretch and shrink).
\medskip
The same as \vspace{medskipamount}, ordinarily about half of a line space (with stretch and shrink).
\smallskip
The same as \vspace{smallskipamount}, ordinarily about a quarter of a line space (with stretch and shrink).

The \...amount parameters are determined by the document class.