U+200D

Zero width joiner

Zero width joiner 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 "invisible", "blank", "empty", "hidden".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+200D
Decimal
8205
Hex
0x200D
Octal
0o20015

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+200D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0ZERO WIDTH JOINER
DecimalBase 108205
HexadecimalBase 160x200D
OctalBase 80o20015
BinaryBase 20010000000001101
General categoryOther, formatCf
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: "…"\200D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%8D

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u200D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u200D
Python\u200D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u200D

Byte encodings

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

How to type Zero width joiner

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 200D. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Zero width joiner".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 200d, 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, \200D in CSS, and \u200D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
ZERO WIDTH JOINER
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Cf — Other, format

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 Zero width joiner symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Zero width joiner 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 Zero width joiner?

Zero width joiner is U+200D (decimal 8205, hexadecimal 0x200D, octal 0o20015). 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 Zero width joiner?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "ZERO WIDTH JOINER". Its General_Category is Cf (Other, format).

What is the HTML code for Zero width joiner?

Use ‍ or ‍, or the named entity ‍. In CSS, use content: "\200D".

How do I type Zero width joiner in code?

JavaScript: "\u200D". Python: "\u200D". JSON and Java: "\u200D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 8D.

Is Zero width joiner an emoji?

No. Zero width joiner 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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