An overview over some different space characters for use in code. Helpful when setting and designing microtypography.
| Name | Unicode | HTML | CSS | Alias |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair space [ ] | U+200A |
  |
\200A |
|
| Thin space [ ] | U+2009 |
  |
\2009 |
|
| Third space [ ] | U+2004 |
  |
\2004 |
Three-per-em space, thick space |
| En space [ ] | U+2002 |
  |
\2002 |
|
| Em space [ ] | U+2003 |
  |
\2003 |
|
| Non-breaking space [ ] | U+00A0 |
|
\00A0 |
|
| Zero-width space [] | U+200B |
​ |
\200B |
Same as <wbr>, ‘breaking non-space’ |
See also Detail in Typography by Jost Hochuli, typography.
References
https://www.brunildo.org/test/space-chars.html
Arrows and punctuation marks
| Name | Unicode | HTML | CSS | Alias |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right arrow [→] | U+2192 |
→ |
\2192 |
|
| Down arrow [↓] | U+2193 |
↓ |
\2193 |