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 (576 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- zero-width space's image is recorded as IEC 60417 - Ref-No 6072-10.svg[3].
- zero-width space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[4].
- zero-width space's subclass of is recorded as whitespace[5].
- zero-width space's subclass of is recorded as joining control character[6].
- zero-width space's Commons category is recorded as Zero-width space[7].
- zero-width space's Unicode character is recorded as [8].
- zero-width space's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04yg_jc[9].
- zero-width space's topic has template is recorded as Template:Zero width space[10].
- zero-width space's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZWSP'}[11].
- zero-width space's Unicode code point is recorded as 200B[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 HTML entity is recorded as [18].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [19].
- zero-width space's HTML entity is recorded as [20].
- zero-width space's Unicode block is recorded as General Punctuation[21].
- zero-width space's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 폭 없는 공백[22].
- zero-width space's Unicode character name is recorded as ZERO WIDTH SPACE[23].
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Designation and Status
zero-width space's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[4].
Why It Matters
zero-width space ranks in the top 4% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]