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{{refstart}}A creature’s space is the area in feet that it effectively controls in combat, not an expression of its physical dimensions. A typical {{SRD5|Medium}} creature isn’t 5 feet wide, for example, but it does control a space that wide. If a Medium {{srd5lc|Hobgoblin}} stands in a 5-foot-wide doorway, other creatures can’t get through unless the hobgoblin lets them. 

A creature’s space also reflects the area it needs to fight effectively. For that reason, there’s a limit to the number of creatures that can surround another creature in combat. Assuming Medium combatants, eight creatures can fit in a 5-foot radius around another one. 

Because larger creatures take up more space, fewer of them can surround a creature. If five Large creatures crowd around a Medium or smaller one, there’s little room for anyone else. In contrast, as many as twenty Medium creatures can surround a Gargantuan one.{{refend|{{SRD5ref}}}}

==Creature Size==
{{refstart}}Each creature takes up a different amount of space. The Size Categories table shows how much space a creature of a particular size controls in combat. Objects sometimes use the same size categories.{{refend|{{SRD5ref}}}}

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!colspan="3"|Size Categories<span style="display:inline; float:right;">{{SRD5ref}}</span> 
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!Size 
!Space 
!Example
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|{{anchor|Tiny}} 
|2½ by 2½ ft. 
|{{SRD5|Imp}}, {{srd5lc|Sprite}}
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|{{anchor|Small}} 
|5 by 5 ft.
|{{SRD5|Giant Rat|Giant rat}}, {{srd5lc|Goblin}}
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|{{anchor|Medium}} 
|5 by 5 ft.
|{{SRD5|Orc}}, {{srd5lc|Werewolf}} 
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|{{anchor|Large}} 
|10 by 10 ft. 
|{{SRD5|Hippogriff}}, {{srd5lc|Ogre}}
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|{{anchor|Huge}} 
|15 by 15 ft. 
|{{SRD5|Fire Giant}}, {{srd5lc|Treant}}
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|{{anchor|Gargantuan}} 
|20 by 20 ft. or larger
|{{SRD5|Kraken}}, {{srd5lc|Purple Worm}} 
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==Unoccupied Space==
{{refstart}}An unoccupied space is an area that a {{srd5lc|Creature}} (usually you) can fit into, that that is not already occupied by another {{srd5lc|Creature}}.{{refend|<ref>inferred from the {{SRD5|Movement}} section of the {{pub|SRD-OGL v5.1}}</ref>}}

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