U+00A0

No-break space

No-break space is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Invisible & Spacing. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "space", "non", "breaking", "blank".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00A0
Decimal
160
Hex
0x00A0
Octal
0o240

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00A0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0NO-BREAK SPACE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasNON-BREAKING SPACE
DecimalBase 10160
HexadecimalBase 160x00A0
OctalBase 80o240
BinaryBase 20000000010100000
General categorySeparator, spaceZs
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal) 
HTML entity (hex) 
HTML entity (named) 
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00A0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%A0

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u00A0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00A0
Python\u00A0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00A0

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC2 A0
UTF-16 (BE)00A0
UTF-32 (BE)000000A0

How to type No-break space

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +A0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type A0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00A0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "No-break space".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type a0, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above:   in HTML, \00A0 in CSS, and \u00A0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
NO-BREAK SPACE
Unicode 1.0 name
NON-BREAKING SPACE
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Zs — Separator, space

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the No-break space symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select No-break space and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for No-break space?

No-break space is U+00A0 (decimal 160, hexadecimal 0x00A0, octal 0o240). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of No-break space?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "NO-BREAK SPACE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "NON-BREAKING SPACE". Its General_Category is Zs (Separator, space).

What is the HTML code for No-break space?

Use   or  , or the named entity  . In CSS, use content: "\00A0".

How do I type No-break space in code?

JavaScript: "\u00A0". Python: "\u00A0". JSON and Java: "\u00A0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 A0.

Is No-break space an emoji?

No. No-break space is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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