U+2060

Word joiner

Word 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", "no", "break".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2060
Decimal
8288
Hex
0x2060
Octal
0o20140

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2060
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WORD JOINER
DecimalBase 108288
HexadecimalBase 160x2060
OctalBase 80o20140
BinaryBase 20010000001100000
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: "…"\2060
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%81%A0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2060
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2060
Python\u2060
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2060

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 81 A0
UTF-16 (BE)2060
UTF-32 (BE)00002060

How to type Word joiner

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2060 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2060 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2060. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Word joiner".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2060, 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, \2060 in CSS, and \u2060 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WORD 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 Word joiner symbol?

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

Word joiner is U+2060 (decimal 8288, hexadecimal 0x2060, octal 0o20140). 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 Word joiner?

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

What is the HTML code for Word joiner?

Use ⁠ or ⁠, or the named entity ⁠. In CSS, use content: "\2060".

How do I type Word joiner in code?

JavaScript: "\u2060". Python: "\u2060". JSON and Java: "\u2060". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 81 A0.

Is Word joiner an emoji?

No. Word 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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