U+205F

Medium mathematical space

Medium mathematical 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", "math", "blank".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+205F
Decimal
8287
Hex
0x205F
Octal
0o20137

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+205F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL SPACE
DecimalBase 108287
HexadecimalBase 160x205F
OctalBase 80o20137
BinaryBase 20010000001011111
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: "…"\205F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%81%9F

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u205F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u205F
Python\u205F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u205F

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 81 9F
UTF-16 (BE)205F
UTF-32 (BE)0000205F

How to type Medium mathematical space

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +205F with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 205F then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 205F. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Medium mathematical space".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 205f, 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, \205F in CSS, and \u205F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL 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 Medium mathematical space symbol?

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

Medium mathematical space is U+205F (decimal 8287, hexadecimal 0x205F, octal 0o20137). 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 Medium mathematical space?

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

What is the HTML code for Medium mathematical space?

Use   or  . In CSS, use content: "\205F".

How do I type Medium mathematical space in code?

JavaScript: "\u205F". Python: "\u205F". JSON and Java: "\u205F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 81 9F.

Is Medium mathematical space an emoji?

No. Medium mathematical 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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