What is En Space (U+2002)?

The En Space (U+2002) is a character in the Unicode standard that represents a space with a width equal to half an em, which is a unit of measurement used in typesetting. One em is typically equal to the point size of a font, so an en space is half the width of an em quad.

The En Space character is commonly used in typesetting to provide consistent whitespace between elements in a layout. For example, it may be used to separate elements within a word, such as between a number and its unit of measurement.

Unicode U+2002
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How to type En Space (U+2002)?

The En Space character is assigned the code point U+2002 in the Unicode standard and is supported by most modern text editors and software applications. To type the En Space 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 En Space character by using its Unicode code point representation:

<p>This is a sentence with the En Space character:&#x2002;</p>

When this HTML code is rendered in a web browser, the “โ€‚” character will be displayed as the En Space character.

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