U+2029

Paragraph separator

Paragraph separator 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", "newline", "break", "hidden".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2029
Decimal
8233
Hex
0x2029
Octal
0o20051

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2029
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR
DecimalBase 108233
HexadecimalBase 160x2029
OctalBase 80o20051
BinaryBase 20010000000101001
General categorySeparator, paragraphZp
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)

HTML entity (hex)

CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2029
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%A9

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2029
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2029
Python\u2029
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2029

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 80 A9
UTF-16 (BE)2029
UTF-32 (BE)00002029

How to type Paragraph separator

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2029 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2029 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2029. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Paragraph separator".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2029, 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, \2029 in CSS, and \u2029 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Zp — Separator, paragraph

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 Paragraph separator symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Paragraph separator 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 Paragraph separator?

Paragraph separator is U+2029 (decimal 8233, hexadecimal 0x2029, octal 0o20051). 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 Paragraph separator?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR". Its General_Category is Zp (Separator, paragraph).

What is the HTML code for Paragraph separator?

Use 
 or 
. In CSS, use content: "\2029".

How do I type Paragraph separator in code?

JavaScript: "\u2029". Python: "\u2029". JSON and Java: "\u2029". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 A9.

Is Paragraph separator an emoji?

No. Paragraph separator 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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