HTML - Unicode space characters

The space character pixel width below (highlighted in green) assumes a 12 point / 16 pixel font size.

Zero width space
No width, but permits line breaks.
0 em / 0 px
abc
The​cat​sat​on​the​mat.
​
Hair space
The thinnest space available.
1/24 em / 0.7 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Six per Em space

1/6 em / 2.7 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Thin space
 

1/5 em / 3.2 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
 
Medium Math space
Used around mathematical operators.
4/18 em / 3.6 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Space
 
The ASCII space character.
1/4 em / 4 px (approx.)
a b c
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Punctuation space
Equal to the width of the period.
1/4 em / 4 px (approx.)
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Four per Em space
Also called: Mid space
1/4 em / 4 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Three per Em space
Also called: Thick space
1/3 em / 5.3 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
En space
 
Equal to the width of the lower-case letter n.
1/2 em / 8 px
abnc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
 
En Quad
Same as En space.
1/2 em / 8 px
a b c
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Figure space
Equal to the width of the digit 0.
1/2 em / 8 px (approx.)
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Em space
 
Equal to the width of the upper-case letter M.
1 em / 16 px
abMc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
 
Em Quad
Same as Em space.
1 em / 16 px
abc
The cat sat on the mat.
 
Ideograhic space
Equal to the width of a CJK character.
1 em / 16 px
a b c
The cat sat on the mat.
 

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