U+2002 " " En Space Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2002 " " En Space is a typographic spacing character that is exactly half the width of an Em Space, typically representing the width of a lowercase "n" in a given typeface. It is commonly used in digital and print typography to create consistent, standard spacing in justified text or between words and symbols where a full word space might be too large. Unlike the regular space character (U+0020), the En Space has a fixed width that does not expand or contract during text justification, making it useful for aligning text in tables, separating numerical ranges, or formatting citations and coordinates. It is part of the Unicode General Punctuation block and is distinct from other spaces such as the Thin Space (U+2009) or the Em Space (U+2003).

General Properties

Code Point U+2002
Version Added 1.1
Name En Space
Block General Punctuation
General Category Space Separator
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class White Space
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "SP" U+0020 Space

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding  
HTML Hex Encoding  
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x80 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2002
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002002
C/C++/Java Escape \u2002

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Break After
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "SP" U+0020 Space
NFKC Simple Casefold "SP" U+0020 Space
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
White Space Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break WSegSpace
Sentence Break Sp