What is Em Quad (U+2001)?

The Em Quad (U+2001) is a character in the Unicode standard that represents a space with a width equal to one em, which is a unit of measurement used in typesetting. One em is typically equal to the point size of a font. In other words, an em quad is a square block of space that is used to separate words or other elements in a line of text.

The Em Quad character is commonly used in typesetting to provide consistent whitespace between elements in a layout. For example, it may be used to separate columns of text or to provide a margin between elements in a page layout.

Unicode U+2001
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How to type Em Quad (U+2001)?

The Em Quad character is assigned the code point U+2001 in the Unicode standard and is supported by most modern text editors and software applications. To type the Em Quad character, you can use its Unicode code point representation in a text editor or use the special characters or symbols menu of your text editor to insert the character.

In HTML and other markup languages, you can add the Em Quad character by using its Unicode code point representation:

<p>This is a sentence with the Em Quad character:&#x2001;</p>

When this HTML code is rendered in a web browser, the “โ€” character will be displayed as the Em Quad character.

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