Figure Space is exactly as wide as a digit. That single property makes it the right tool for lining up numbers in columns, because a Figure Space and a 0 occupy precisely the same amount of room.
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| Unicode code point | U+2007 |
|---|---|
| Character name | Figure Space |
| Unicode category | Zs (Space Separator) |
| Rendered width | Exactly the width of a digit in the current font |
| Line breaking | Non-breaking - a line will never wrap here |
| Collapses in HTML | No |
| Survives trim() | Usually yes |
| HTML entity | |
| JavaScript escape | '\u2007' |
| CSS escape | \2007 |
Need these values in another format? The HTML space characters converter turns any Unicode whitespace character into HTML entities, JavaScript escapes and CSS escapes.
U+2007 FIGURE SPACE matches the width of the digits in the current font. In almost every typeface the digits 0 through 9 are drawn to a single common width - tabular figures - so that numbers stack neatly in tables. Figure Space adopts that same width, which lets you pad numbers without disturbing the alignment.
It is also non-breaking, so a padded number will never be split across two lines. Together these two properties make it the standard way to right-align figures in plain text, fixed-width output and any context where you cannot reach for a table or CSS.
The same character can be preserved in one place and silently removed in another. Here is what actually happens to Figure Space in the three contexts that matter most.
Does not collapse and never breaks, so numeric alignment survives reflow.
Usually survives trimming, as it is not ASCII whitespace.
Generally preserved. Its width matches a digit, so it produces a noticeable gap rather than an invisible one.
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Aligning numbers in plain text and fixed-width output, where its digit-matching width does work no other space can.
If what you actually need is text that looks completely empty - a blank WhatsApp message, an empty Instagram highlight name, a blank comment or a Free Fire name space - then Hangul Filler is the character to use, because it is not classified as whitespace and survives the trimming that removes Figure Space.
Different apps prefer different Unicode characters. Start with these combinations.
Best first choice: Hangul Filler (U+3164). Alternatives: Zero Width Space and No-Break Space.
Best first choice: Hangul Filler. Alternative for tighter formatting: Zero Width Space.
Start with Hangul Filler. If the game rejects it, try Space or No-Break Space.
Use No-Break Space for preventing line breaks, EN Space and EM Space for wider spacing, and Thin Space or Hair Space for finer adjustments. For code-ready values and conversion, see HTML Space Characters.
Width is the fastest way to choose between these characters. If Figure Space is not right for your use case, one of these probably is.
| Character | Unicode | Width |
|---|---|---|
| Punctuation Space | U+2008 | Exactly the width of a period in the current font |
| Thin Space | U+2009 | About 1/5 em, though the exact width is left to the font |
| Hair Space | U+200A | The narrowest visible space - typically about 1/10 em or less |
| Narrow No-Break Space | U+202F | Narrow, similar to Thin Space |
| Medium Mathematical Space | U+205F | Exactly 4/18 em - two ninths of the font size |
| Hangul Filler | U+3164 | Renders blank; width varies by platform, often zero or narrow |
| Ideographic Space | U+3000 | Exactly 1 em - full-width, matching a CJK character |
| Left-To-Right Mark | U+200E | Zero - it is a formatting mark, not a space |
| Right-To-Left Mark | U+200F | Zero - it is a formatting mark, not a space |
| Space | U+0020 | Font-dependent, typically about 1/4 em |
See all 18 Unicode space and invisible characters compared →
Exactly as wide as a digit in the current font. Because most fonts draw all ten digits to the same tabular width, a Figure Space lines up perfectly with any number.
A regular space is narrower than a digit and varies by font, so padding numbers with it produces ragged columns. Figure Space matches the digit width exactly, so the columns line up.
No. It is non-breaking, so a number padded with Figure Spaces stays intact on a single line.
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