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 00a0.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want .
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 00A0 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “no-break 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 00a0, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00A0, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “no-break space”.
Codes for
| Unicode | U+00A0 |
|---|---|
| Official name | NO-BREAK SPACE |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal |   |
| HTML hex |   |
| CSS | content: "\00A0"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00A0" |
| Python | "\u00A0" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A0 |