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byte order mark

zero-width non-breaking space (U+FEFF): deprecated usage replaced by “word joiner” (U+2060); sometimes present at start of text as an indicator of its encoding (restricted usage where it does not represent any character of its actual content)
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byte order mark

Summary

byte order mark is an Unicode character[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • byte order mark's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
  • byte order mark's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/byte-order-mark[4].
  • byte order mark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BOM'}[5].
  • byte order mark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'IOO'}[6].
  • byte order mark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZWNBSP'}[7].
  • byte order mark's different from is recorded as BOM[8].
  • byte order mark's different from is recorded as word joiner[9].
  • byte order mark's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'byte order mark'}[10].
  • byte order mark's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'indicateur d’ordre des octets'}[11].
  • byte order mark's code is recorded as 0xFF 0xFE 0x00 0x00[12].
  • byte order mark's code is recorded as 0x00 0x00 0xFE 0xFF[13].
  • byte order mark's code is recorded as 0xFF 0xFE[14].
  • byte order mark's code is recorded as 0xFE 0xFF[15].
  • byte order mark's code is recorded as 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF[16].
  • byte order mark's Unicode code point is recorded as FEFF[17].
  • byte order mark's HTML entity is recorded as [18].
  • byte order mark's HTML entity is recorded as [19].
  • byte order mark's HTML entity is recorded as [20].
  • byte order mark's Unicode block is recorded as Arabic Presentation Forms-B[21].
  • byte order mark's Unicode character name is recorded as ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE[22].

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Designation and Status

byte order mark's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].

Why It Matters

byte order mark has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Verdy p · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Q134889477
    Wikidata description → zero-width non-breaking space (U+FEFF): deprecated usage replaced by “word joine
    Image → ZWNBSP.png
    Has use → Q125262501
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1366]]: [[Q8069466]]"
  2. 26d ago · Verdy p · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Unicode character
    Wikidata description → zero-width non-breaking space (U+FEFF): deprecated usage replaced by “word joine
    Unicode block → Arabic Presentation Forms-B
    Different from → BOM, word joiner
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Category:Byte order mark"
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