U+202F

Narrow no-break space

Narrow no-break 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", "thin", "non", "breaking".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+202F
Decimal
8239
Hex
0x202F
Octal
0o20057

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+202F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE
DecimalBase 108239
HexadecimalBase 160x202F
OctalBase 80o20057
BinaryBase 20010000000101111
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: "…"\202F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%AF

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u202F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u202F
Python\u202F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u202F

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 AF
UTF-16 (BE)202F
UTF-32 (BE)0000202F

How to type Narrow no-break space

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +202F with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 202F then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 202F. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Narrow no-break space".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 202f, 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, \202F in CSS, and \u202F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
NARROW NO-BREAK 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 Narrow no-break space symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Narrow 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 Narrow no-break space?

Narrow no-break space is U+202F (decimal 8239, hexadecimal 0x202F, octal 0o20057). 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 Narrow no-break space?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE". Its General_Category is Zs (Separator, space).

What is the HTML code for Narrow no-break space?

Use   or  . In CSS, use content: "\202F".

How do I type Narrow no-break space in code?

JavaScript: "\u202F". Python: "\u202F". JSON and Java: "\u202F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 AF.

Is Narrow no-break space an emoji?

No. Narrow 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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