Dear list, using the latest beta (it also happens with ConTeXt from TL 2013), I don’t get the space in \type{\em #1}. Here you have a minimal sample that shows the difference with other verbatim commands: \starttext \type{\em #1} \arg{\em #1} \starttyping\em #1\stoptyping \stoptext Is this a bug in \type or am I missing something? Many thanks for your help, Pablo -- http://www.ousia.tk