# at-rule-semicolon-space-before Require a single space or disallow whitespace before the semicolons at-rules. ```css @import "components/buttons"; /** ↑ * The space before this semicolon */ ``` This rule ignores `@import` in Less. ## Options `string`: `"always"|"never"` ### `"always"` There *must always* be a single space before the semicolons. The following patterns is considered a violation: ```css @import "components/buttons"; ``` The following pattern is *not* considered a violation: ```css @import "components/buttons" ; ``` ### `"never"` There *must never* be a single space before the semicolons. The following patterns is considered a violation: ```css @import "components/buttons" ; ``` The following pattern is *not* considered a violation: ```css @import "components/buttons"; ```