U+2003 " " Em Space Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2003 " " Em Space is a typographic whitespace character that represents a space equal to the current font size's em unit, which is typically the width of a capital letter "M". It is wider than the standard word space and is used in typesetting and text formatting for creating precise indentation or alignment, particularly in contexts where a fixed, substantial gap is desired without breaking the flow of the text. This character helps maintain layout consistency across different fonts and rendering engines by providing a defined spatial interval based on the font's metrics.

General Properties

Code Point U+2003
Version Added 1.1
Name Em 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 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2003
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002003
C/C++/Java Escape \u2003

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