U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE

Latin-1 Supplement · Space separator

NameNO-BREAK SPACE
Code pointU+00A0
Decimal160
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
CategorySpace separator (Zs)
UTF-8C2 A0
UTF-1600A0
UTF-32000000A0
HTML     
CSS\00A0
JavaScript\u00A0
Python\u00a0
URL-encoded%C2%A0
Decomposition<noBreak> 0020

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+00A0?

U+00A0 is officially named NO-BREAK SPACE. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Space separator.

How do I type U+00A0?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00A0, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00a0, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00A0. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0160 on the numeric keypad also works.

How do I write U+00A0 in HTML?

As a numeric character reference &#160; (decimal) or &#x00A0; (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity &nbsp;.

How is U+00A0 encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 A0. In UTF-16: 00A0.

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