zero-width non-joiner
zero-width non-joiner (U+200C), commonly abbreviated “ZWNJ”: non-printing format control character used to prevent joining adjacent characters, to render them with visually separated forms, without ligature between them
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zero-width non-joiner
Summary
zero-width non-joiner is an Unicode character[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- zero-width non-joiner's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
- zero-width non-joiner is a type of joining control character[4].
- zero-width non-joiner's Commons category is recorded as Zero-width non-joiner[5].
- zero-width non-joiner is the opposite of zero-width joiner[6].
- zero-width non-joiner's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZWNJ'}[7].
- zero-width non-joiner's different from is recorded as zero-width joiner[8].
- zero-width non-joiner's Unicode code point is recorded as 200C[9].
- zero-width non-joiner's HTML entity is recorded as [10].
- zero-width non-joiner's HTML entity is recorded as [11].
- zero-width non-joiner's HTML entity is recorded as [12].
- zero-width non-joiner's HTML entity is recorded as [13].
- zero-width non-joiner's Unicode block is recorded as General Punctuation[14].
- zero-width non-joiner's Unicode character name is recorded as ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER[15].
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Designation and Status
zero-width non-joiner's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
Why It Matters
zero-width non-joiner ranks in the top 8% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]