U+2007 " " Figure Space Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2007 " " Figure Space is a typographic space character designed to be exactly the same width as a digit in a given font, making it invaluable for aligning numbers in tables, financial documents, or any context where figures must line up vertically regardless of the digit's actual shape. Unlike a regular space, which typically adjusts its width for text justification, this non-breaking space remains fixed and prevents line breaks, ensuring that numeric sequences stay intact and aligned. It is particularly useful when paired with monospaced or tabular figures to maintain consistent column formatting.

General Properties

Code Point U+2007
Version Added 1.1
Name Figure Space
Block General Punctuation
General Category Space Separator
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class White Space
Decomposition Type Nobreak
Decomposition Mapping "SP" U+0020 Space

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding  
HTML Hex Encoding  
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x80 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2007
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002007
C/C++/Java Escape \u2007

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Non-breaking (“Glue”)
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 Other
Sentence Break Sp