U+2002

En space

En space is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation 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", "wide", "blank".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2002
Decimal
8194
Hex
0x2002
Octal
0o20002

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2002
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0EN SPACE
DecimalBase 108194
HexadecimalBase 160x2002
OctalBase 80o20002
BinaryBase 20010000000000010
General categorySeparator, spaceZs
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal) 
HTML entity (hex) 
HTML entity (named) 
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2002
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%82

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2002
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2002
Python\u2002
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2002

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 82
UTF-16 (BE)2002
UTF-32 (BE)00002002

How to type En space

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2002 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2002 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2002. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "En space".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2002, 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, \2002 in CSS, and \u2002 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
EN SPACE
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Zs — Separator, space

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the En space symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select En 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 En space?

En space is U+2002 (decimal 8194, hexadecimal 0x2002, octal 0o20002). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of En space?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "EN SPACE". Its General_Category is Zs (Separator, space).

What is the HTML code for En space?

Use   or  , or the named entity  . In CSS, use content: "\2002".

How do I type En space in code?

JavaScript: "\u2002". Python: "\u2002". JSON and Java: "\u2002". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 82.

Is En space an emoji?

No. En 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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