space in title tag resulting in %20 or putting a - ? what to do?

When creating a page title and leaving spaces would result in this type of substitution %20 for the space in the page title.

What would be more search engine friendly?

This type of url

www.yourdomain.com/my domain and yours/

or

www.yourdomain.com/my-domain-and-yours/

Wondering what would be best to be more search engine friendly?

 

I would have to go with the dashes, that's typical practice.

 

Thanks man now i can continue

 

You're confusing two things:

1. the title tag - spaces in the page title tag will not yield the %20 thing

2. the filename - spaces in the page's filename WILL produce that problem - I agree with mdvaldosta: avoid this by using dashes

 

minstrel's got it right on the money

 

Yeah i know guys, forgot to be more specific on this.

 

It's actually the title element, not the title tag you are talking about...

 

What's a title "element"?

The original poster seems to have been talking about filenames - i.e., the names of the actual files - nothing to do with titles.

This is a title tag:

<title>This is the title of the web page.</title>

Code (markup):

I've never heard of a "title element".

 

This is a title element:

<title>This is the title of the web page.</title>

Code (markup):

This is an opening title tag:

<title>

Code (markup):

(http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200508/html_tags_vs_elements_vs_attributes/)

 

Oh, pffttt... if you say so...

 

I don't think it matters that much, too.