zero-width space
zero-width space (U+200B), commonly abbreviated “ZWSP”, intended for invisible word separation and for line break control; it has no width, but its presence between two characters does not prevent increased letter spacing in justification
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zero-width space
Summary
zero-width space is an Unicode character[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- zero-width space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
- zero-width space is a type of whitespace[4].
- zero-width space is a type of joining control character[5].
- zero-width space's Commons category is recorded as Zero-width space[6].
- zero-width space's topic has template is recorded as Template:Zero width space[7].
- zero-width space's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZWSP'}[8].
- zero-width space's Unicode code point is recorded as 200B[9].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [10].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [11].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [12].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [13].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [14].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [15].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [16].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [17].
- zero-width space's Unicode block is recorded as General Punctuation[18].
- zero-width space's Unicode character name is recorded as ZERO WIDTH SPACE[19].
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Designation and Status
zero-width space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
Why It Matters
zero-width space ranks in the top 4% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]