Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+202F. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+202F to binary:
00100000 00101111. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100010 10000000 10101111
NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE·U+202F
Character Information
Code Point
U+202F
HEX
202F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Space Separator
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 AF | 11100010 10000000 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 2F | 00100000 00101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2F 20 | 00101111 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 2F | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2F 20 00 00 | 00101111 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
 
URI Encoded
%E2%80%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+202F, Narrow No-Break Space, is a typographic control element that serves a specific purpose within digital text formatting. Its primary role lies in ensuring the preservation of white space within a text sequence, preventing unwanted line breaks or word wraps when formatted. This is particularly useful for maintaining the correct layout and alignment of complex texts, such as those containing scripts with right-to-left (RTL) writing direction or multi-byte character sets. The Narrow No-Break Space ensures that adjacent characters or words, which may be separated by this space in the text source, remain together when formatted, providing a consistent and coherent reading experience for users. Its application can also be seen in typesetting where precise control over white space is crucial for aesthetic reasons, such as in poetry or design-oriented documents. Overall, the Narrow No-Break Space is an essential tool within Unicode's vast character set, contributing to accurate text formatting and improved readability across various languages and scripts.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8239 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.