Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+00A0. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+00A0 to binary:
10100000. 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:
11000010 10100000
NO-BREAK SPACE·U+00A0
Character Information
Code Point
U+00A0
HEX
00A0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Space Separator
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 A0 | 11000010 10100000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 A0 | 00000000 10100000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A0 00 | 10100000 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 A0 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10100000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A0 00 00 00 | 10100000 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
URI Encoded
%C2%A0
Description
The Unicode character U+00A0, also known as the NO-BREAK SPACE, plays a significant role in digital typography and text encoding. This character is commonly used to preserve formatting when copying and pasting text between different applications or platforms, ensuring that elements like proper names, acronyms, technical terms, and multi-word entities remain intact across software boundaries. In linguistic contexts, the NO-BREAK SPACE has been utilized in languages with unique space usage rules, such as Chinese or Japanese, to prevent unwanted breaks. This is particularly useful for typographers, programmers, scientists, and content creators seeking precise control over text formatting, especially in scientific documents, programming code, and digital media. The NO-BREAK SPACE belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block, which contains characters ranging from 128 to 255. This versatile collection of characters serves various text formatting purposes and extends the basic Latin character set to accommodate additional symbols, enhancing the readability and overall appearance of text documents. As a result, U+00A0 is an essential tool for maintaining consistency and clarity across digital text.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0160 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.