How to type
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2002.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want .
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2002 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “en space” and double-click .
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2002, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2002, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “en space”.
Codes for
| Unicode | U+2002 |
|---|---|
| Official name | EN SPACE |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal |   |
| HTML hex |   |
| CSS | content: "\2002"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2002" |
| Python | "\u2002" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 82 |