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There are some gaps.

documentclassstandalone
usepackagetikz
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

tikz-pgf

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There are some gaps.

documentclassstandalone
usepackagetikz
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

tikz-pgf

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There are some gaps.

documentclassstandalone
usepackagetikz
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

tikz-pgf

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documentclassstandalone
usepackagetikz
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

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documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw,line cap=rect](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

What is going on here? Let's start with

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node[draw](n1)text;
 path[fill=blue](n1.north east) circle[radius=0.1pt]
 (n1.north west)circle[radius=0.1pt];
 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

This does not have any unnecessary gap. If you uncomment

 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);

you get

So the gap is there. This is because TikZ is rather "generous" with the bounding box, here it adds the "natural extension" of the line which emerges when you do line cap=rect. Note that the bounding box gets much more "overestimated", see e.g. here. AFAIK there is no built-in way to obtain the exact bounding box.

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  @JouleV I added a longe explanation together with links to related posts.
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @JouleV Thanks! I fixed it. (This html editor drives me insane.)
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw,line cap=rect](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

What is going on here? Let's start with

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node[draw](n1)text;
 path[fill=blue](n1.north east) circle[radius=0.1pt]
 (n1.north west)circle[radius=0.1pt];
 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

This does not have any unnecessary gap. If you uncomment

 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);

you get

So the gap is there. This is because TikZ is rather "generous" with the bounding box, here it adds the "natural extension" of the line which emerges when you do line cap=rect. Note that the bounding box gets much more "overestimated", see e.g. here. AFAIK there is no built-in way to obtain the exact bounding box.

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

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128k6162308

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JouleV I added a longe explanation together with links to related posts.
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JouleV Thanks! I fixed it. (This html editor drives me insane.)
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw,line cap=rect](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

What is going on here? Let's start with

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node[draw](n1)text;
 path[fill=blue](n1.north east) circle[radius=0.1pt]
 (n1.north west)circle[radius=0.1pt];
 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

This does not have any unnecessary gap. If you uncomment

 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);

you get

So the gap is there. This is because TikZ is rather "generous" with the bounding box, here it adds the "natural extension" of the line which emerges when you do line cap=rect. Note that the bounding box gets much more "overestimated", see e.g. here. AFAIK there is no built-in way to obtain the exact bounding box.

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

marmotmarmot

128k6162308

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JouleV I added a longe explanation together with links to related posts.
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JouleV Thanks! I fixed it. (This html editor drives me insane.)
  
  – marmot
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw,line cap=rect](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

What is going on here? Let's start with

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node[draw](n1)text;
 path[fill=blue](n1.north east) circle[radius=0.1pt]
 (n1.north west)circle[radius=0.1pt];
 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

This does not have any unnecessary gap. If you uncomment

 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);

you get

So the gap is there. This is because TikZ is rather "generous" with the bounding box, here it adds the "natural extension" of the line which emerges when you do line cap=rect. Note that the bounding box gets much more "overestimated", see e.g. here. AFAIK there is no built-in way to obtain the exact bounding box.

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

marmotmarmot

128k6162308

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node(n1)text;
 path[draw,line cap=rect](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 % uncomment following line to see gaps clearly
 %path[draw](n1.north west)--(n1.south west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

documentclass[tikz]standalone
begindocument
 begintikzpicture
 path node[draw](n1)text;
 path[fill=blue](n1.north east) circle[radius=0.1pt]
 (n1.north west)circle[radius=0.1pt];
 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);
 endtikzpicture
enddocument

 path[draw,red](n1.north east)--(n1.north west);

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edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

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answered 3 hours ago

marmotmarmot

128k6162308

answered 3 hours ago

marmotmarmot

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