U+205F "MMSP" Medium Mathematical Space Unicode Character

U+205F "MMSP" Medium Mathematical Space is a spacing character designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific typesetting, where it provides a defined, fixed-width space that is thinner than a regular word space but wider than a thin space. It serves to improve the readability and logical grouping of symbols, operators, and numbers in complex formulas, particularly in contexts where standard spaces might be too large or ambiguous. Unlike typical text spaces, MMSP is intended to be non-breaking in mathematical expressions, ensuring that the spacing between tightly integrated elements remains consistent regardless of line-breaking algorithms or font substitution.

General Properties

Code Point	U+205F
Version Added	3.2
Name	Medium Mathematical 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
Alias	MMSP (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	 
HTML Hex Encoding	 
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x81 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding	0x205F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000205F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u205f

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