I came across a strange character sequence ' xa0;' on a webpage. I'm not sure what it means or represents. Is it some kind of special character or coding? I'd like to understand what ' xa0;' stands for and how it's used.
7 answers
DigitalLegendGuard
Mon Dec 09 2024
The character represented by \xa0 in Unicode stands for a special type of space.
Alessandro
Mon Dec 09 2024
This space is known as a non-breaking space (NBSP).
JejuSunshineSoulMate
Mon Dec 09 2024
It differs from a regular space, which has a Unicode value of U+0021.
ethan_thompson_journalist
Mon Dec 09 2024
In text processing applications, the non-breaking space serves a unique purpose.
LitecoinLodestar
Sun Dec 08 2024
It prevents automatic line breaks from occurring at its position.