ZERO WIDTH JOINER·U+200D

Character Information

Code Point
U+200D
HEX
200D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 80 8D
11100010 10000000 10001101
UTF16 (big Endian)
20 0D
00100000 00001101
UTF16 (little Endian)
0D 20
00001101 00100000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 20 0D
00000000 00000000 00100000 00001101
UTF32 (little Endian)
0D 20 00 00
00001101 00100000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
‍
URI Encoded
%E2%80%8D

Description

The Unicode character U+200D (ZERO WIDTH JOINER) plays a pivotal role in the world of typography and digital text. As its name suggests, this character is essentially invisible in terms of appearance, but it serves as an indispensable tool for the manipulation of text. Its primary purpose is to join together characters from different scripts or sequences within a single text stream without causing any visible disruption or alteration to the displayed text. This feature is particularly useful in multilingual settings and has been instrumental in promoting the smooth flow of text when combining characters from languages that follow different writing systems, such as Arabic and Latin scripts. The ZERO WIDTH JOINER character facilitates the seamless integration of Unicode content, aiding in the preservation of the integrity of textual data while ensuring its compatibility across various platforms and devices. The importance of this seemingly inconspicuous character cannot be overstated, as it significantly contributes to the harmonious display and functionality of digital text on an international scale. In essence, the ZERO WIDTH JOINER acts as a quiet yet powerful ally in the ongoing quest for seamless intercultural communication through digital means.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8205 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+200D. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+200D to binary: 00100000 00001101. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10001101