U+200A

Hair space

Hair 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", "narrowest", "blank".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+200A
Decimal
8202
Hex
0x200A
Octal
0o20012

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+200A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HAIR SPACE
DecimalBase 108202
HexadecimalBase 160x200A
OctalBase 80o20012
BinaryBase 20010000000001010
General categorySeparator, spaceZs
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal) 
HTML entity (hex) 
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\200A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%8A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u200A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u200A
Python\u200A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u200A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 8A
UTF-16 (BE)200A
UTF-32 (BE)0000200A

How to type Hair space

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +200A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 200A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 200A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Hair space".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 200a, 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, \200A in CSS, and \u200A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HAIR 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 Hair space symbol?

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

Hair space is U+200A (decimal 8202, hexadecimal 0x200A, octal 0o20012). 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 Hair space?

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

What is the HTML code for Hair space?

Use   or  . In CSS, use content: "\200A".

How do I type Hair space in code?

JavaScript: "\u200A". Python: "\u200A". JSON and Java: "\u200A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 8A.

Is Hair space an emoji?

No. Hair 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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