I saw [this](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/27258/how-do-i-write-underline-text-but-with-a-dotted-line) to add a dotted line below some text. But I'm wondering how to shift it down a little bit and play with its positioning, I don't see how to adjust the layout of it from the example.

I would also like to know how to simply add a "blank line", basically like this in the text:

```
Hello this is some text with a ___________ blank line.

```

I tried doing this but it doesn't seem right and doesn't work:

```
Hello this is some text with a \thedot{          } blank line.

\newcommand{\thedot}[1]{%
  \tikz[baseline=(todotted.base)]{
    \node[inner sep=1pt,outer sep=0pt] (todotted) {#1};
    \draw[dotted, thick] (todotted.south west) -- (todotted.south east);
  }%
}%

```

I get this with the current answers:

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXEXJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXEXJ.png)

When I do `\node[inner sep=1pt,outer sep=0pt,xshift=-2mm]` or `\tikz[baseline=2mm]`. Still not right.