U+00A0 " " No-Break Space Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

 
Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+00A0 " " No-Break Space is a typographic whitespace character designed to prevent automatic line breaking between two words or symbols at points where such a break would be visually disruptive or semantically incorrect, such as between a number and its unit of measure, a title and a name, or within a date format. Unlike a regular space, this character ensures that the elements on either side of it remain together on the same line, which helps maintain the intended layout and readability of text in digital formats. It is visually and in terms of width similar to a standard space, but it includes a special property that prohibits word wrapping software from inserting a line break at that position.

General Properties

Code Point
U+00A0
Name
No-Break Space
Unicode 1.0 Name
Non-Breaking Space
Decomposition Mapping
Alias
NBSP (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
 
HTML Hex Encoding
 
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC2 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x00A0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000000A0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u00a0