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Unicode character information

No-break space


Displayed on your computer as:  
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: No-break space
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x00A0
Codepoint (decimal): 160
In unicode block: Latin-1 Supplement

Html entities:

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Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.

WindowsHold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 00A0 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U00A0. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Zs (Space_Separator): A space character (of various non-zero widths).
Bidirectional class: CS (Common_Separator): Commas, colons, and slashes.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.