SPACE character

Name:

SPACE

Hex Number:

U+0020

Decimal Number:

HTML Entity (Dec):

HTML Entity (Hex):

Category:

Zs (Space Separator)

Bidi Class:

WS (Whitespace)

Mirrored:

Combining Class:

Unicode Block:

Basic Latin

Plane:

Plane Code:

BMP

Plane Description:

Basic Multilingual Plane

Plane Range:

0000-FFFF

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SPACE is a space character (of various non-zero widths) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of SPACE is Whitespace (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Whitespace (WS) bidi class includes space characters that are neutral in directionality but crucial for separating words and sentences in text. WS characters help maintain the readability and structure of text in both LTR and RTL contexts.

Space Separator (Zs) refers to characters that create a space between words, sentences, or other text elements. These include the standard space character and other similar separators used in different scripts.

This character belongs to the Basic Latin block. The Basic Latin block, also known as the ASCII block, is foundational in computing and text processing. It includes the standard English alphabet (both uppercase and lowercase), Arabic numerals (0-9), and essential punctuation marks like periods, commas, and parentheses. ASCII, which stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, was developed in the 1960s and remains a cornerstone of text encoding. This block is indispensable for programming, data interchange, and everyday digital communication, forming the basis for many other Unicode blocks..

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