Standardisation of usage of "..." (ellipsis)

Question

Normally, ellipsis uses three consecutive dots with no space between the dots and the preceding word.

But, at places, I find the ellipsis used in various manners:

"He is fond of..." (Three dots with no space between the dots and the preceding word.)

"He is fond of ..." (Three dots with a space between the dots and the preceding word.)

"He is fond of...." (Four or more dots with no space between the dots and the preceding word.)

"He is fond of ...." (Four or more dots with a space between the dots and the preceding word.)

To me, usage of ellipsis is standardised: it must have three consecutive dots with no space between the dots and the preceding word.

Is the usage of ellipsis going through a further evolution? Has the usage of ellipsis been actually standardised? What is the correct rule of using ellipsis? Which of the above uses is/ are correct?

Two dots is not an ellipsis. Four dots means the ellipsis coincides with a period/full stop (as at the end of a sentence). Otherwise, the presentation of the ellipsis is a matter of style. Not only are there variations of spaces and no spaces, but some use half-width spaces. See e.g. What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them? — choster, Dec 25 '15 at 03:45
Possible duplicate of What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them? — Jim, Dec 25 '15 at 06:31

Standardisation of usage of "..." (ellipsis)

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