SPACE vs THIN SPACE
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Property Comparison
| Property | U+0020 | U+2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SPACE | THIN SPACE |
| Block | Basic Latin | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Space Separator (Zs) | Space Separator (Zs) |
| Bidirectional | WS | WS |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0020 | U+2009 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0020 | U+2009 |
| decimal | 32 | 8201 |
| htmldecimal |   |   |
| htmlhex |   |   |
| css | \0020 | \2009 |
| javascript | \u{20} | \u{2009} |
| python | \u0020 | \u2009 |
| java | \u0020 | \u2009 |
| go | \u0020 | \u2009 |
| ruby | \u{20} | \u{2009} |
| rust | \u{20} | \u{2009} |
| ccpp | \u0020 | \u2009 |
| urlencoded | %20 | %E2%80%89 |
| utf8bytes | 20 | e2 80 89 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 20 | 20 09 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 20 | 00 00 20 09 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: SPACE in Basic Latin and THIN SPACE in General Punctuation.
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