zero-width joiner

Summary

zero-width joiner is an Unicode character^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• zero-width joiner's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[3].
• zero-width joiner is a type of joining control character^[4].
• zero-width joiner's Commons category is recorded as Zero-width joiner^[5].
• zero-width joiner is the opposite of zero-width non-joiner^[6].
• zero-width joiner's facet of is recorded as emoji^[7].
• zero-width joiner's topic has template is recorded as Template:Zero width joiner^[8].
• zero-width joiner's used by is recorded as Devanagari^[9].
• zero-width joiner's used by is recorded as Kannada script^[10].
• zero-width joiner's used by is recorded as Sinhala script^[11].
• zero-width joiner's used by is recorded as Malayalam script^[12].
• zero-width joiner's used by is recorded as emoji^[13].
• zero-width joiner's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZWJ'}^[14].
• zero-width joiner's different from is recorded as word joiner^[15].
• zero-width joiner's different from is recorded as zero-width non-joiner^[16].
• zero-width joiner's Unicode code point is recorded as 200D^[17].
• zero-width joiner's HTML entity is recorded as ‍^[18].
• zero-width joiner's HTML entity is recorded as ‍^[19].
• zero-width joiner's HTML entity is recorded as ‍^[20].
• zero-width joiner's HTML entity is recorded as ‍^[21].
• zero-width joiner's Unicode block is recorded as General Punctuation^[22].
• zero-width joiner's Unicode character name is recorded as ZERO WIDTH JOINER^[23].

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Designation and Status

zero-width joiner's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[3].

Why It Matters

zero-width joiner ranks in the top 8% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]