non-breaking space

Summary

non-breaking space is an Unicode character^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• non-breaking space's image is recorded as ISO 7000 - Ref-No 2016.svg^[3].
• non-breaking space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[4].
• non-breaking space's subclass of is recorded as whitespace^[5].
• non-breaking space's Commons category is recorded as Non-breaking space^[6].
• non-breaking space's Unicode character is recorded as  ^[7].
• non-breaking space's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rbjv^[8].
• non-breaking space's different from is recorded as figure space^[9].
• non-breaking space's TeX string is recorded as ~^[10].
• non-breaking space's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1334525', 'amount': '+0.5'}^[11].
• non-breaking space's Unicode code point is recorded as 00A0^[12].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as  ^[13].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as &nbsp^[14].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as  ^[15].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as  ^[16].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as  ^[17].
• non-breaking space's HTML entity is recorded as  ^[18].
• non-breaking space's Unicode block is recorded as Latin-1 Supplement^[19].
• non-breaking space's Unicode character name is recorded as NO-BREAK SPACE^[20].

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Designation and Status

non-breaking space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[4].

Why It Matters

non-breaking space ranks in the top 4% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]