What is Narrow No Break Space (U+202F)?

The “Narrow No-Break Space” (U+202F) is a character in the Unicode standard that is used as a space separator. It is similar to the standard ASCII space character (U+0020) and the No-Break Space (U+00A0), but it is narrower in width. This character is used in certain types of text processing and typography where a narrow space is needed, such as in languages that use a narrow width space to separate words and phrases.

The “Narrow No-Break Space” character is assigned the code point U+202F in the Unicode standard and is used to represent a narrower space in digital text. Unlike the No-Break Space (U+00A0), the “Narrow No-Break Space” character is not treated as a non-breaking space, meaning that it will allow line breaks to occur at its position.

In general, the “Narrow No-Break Space” character is used in specialized text processing and typography, and is not a widely used character in other scripts or languages.

Unicode U+202F
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How to type Narrow No Break Space (U+202F)?

To type the “Narrow No-Break Space” (U+202F) character, you can use its Unicode code point representation. The Unicode code point for the “Narrow No-Break Space” character is “U+202F”.

In many text editors, you can type the “Narrow No-Break Space” character by entering its Unicode code point, then pressing the “Alt” and “x” keys (Alt+x) on your keyboard. For example, to type the “Narrow No-Break Space” character in Microsoft Word, you can press “Alt” and “x”, then type “202F” and press “Enter”.

Alternatively, you may be able to find the “Narrow No-Break Space” character in the special characters or symbols menu of your text editor. Some text editors also provide a way to insert the character using a keyboard shortcut, so check the documentation for your specific software for more information.

In HTML and other markup languages, you can add the “Narrow No-Break Space” character by using its Unicode code point representation:

<p>This is a sentence with the Narrow No-Break Space character:&#x202F;</p>

When this HTML code is rendered in a web browser, the “โ€ฏ” character will be displayed as the “Narrow No-Break Space” character.

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