ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER character

ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER
U+200C
8204
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Cf (Format Character)
BN (Boundary Neutral)
N
0
General Punctuation
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER is a format control character from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER is Boundary Neutral (Weak). It belongs to the invisible formatting characters that are invisible to the bi-di algorithm..

The Boundary Neutral (BN) bidi class includes characters that do not have an inherent directionality and do not affect the directionality of adjacent characters. These are typically format characters that serve structural roles in text but are not visible. BN characters are crucial for maintaining text structure without influencing the overall direction of text flows.

Format (Cf) refers to characters that affect the formatting of text without being displayed themselves. These characters control the behavior of text in ways such as directionality, joining, and spacing, ensuring that the text appears correctly in different contexts.

This character belongs to the General Punctuation block. The General Punctuation block contains a variety of punctuation marks used across different scripts and writing systems. This block includes characters such as quotation marks, dashes, bullets, and other commonly used symbols that are essential for the correct formatting and interpretation of text in digital formats. The General Punctuation block ensures that text can be accurately punctuated and structured across various languages and writing systems..