U+2028 " " Line Separator Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2028 " " Line Separator is a control character designed to represent an explicit line break within a paragraph, distinct from a paragraph break. It allows text to start on a new line without creating a new paragraph, meaning the following line remains logically part of the same paragraph structure. This character is particularly useful in plain text formats, such as JSON or certain programming languages, where formatting needs precise control over line breaks without introducing the semantics of a new paragraph. It is typically invisible in rendered text but instructs a display system or interpreter to move the cursor to the next line.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2028 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Line Separator |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| General Category | Line Separator |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | White Space |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 
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| HTML Hex Encoding | 
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| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x80 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2028 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002028 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2028 |