SYMBOL
EM QUAD Em Quad
Unicode information
Em QuadEM QUADU+2001  \2001\u2001Invisible Characters17.0Meaning of EM QUAD Em Quad
The EM QUAD character is listed as Em Quad in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is EM QUAD. It is a Unicode spacing or formatting character that may have no visible shape but can affect spacing, joining or text processing.
Common uses
- Spacing and character-joining control.
- Typography, internationalization and text processing.
- Inspect or insert invisible characters by Unicode code point.
How to type EM QUAD on Windows, Mac and mobile
Windows
The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste EM QUAD. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.
Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Em Quad, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 2001 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into EM QUAD. You can also use Insert → Symbol.
Google Docs
Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste EM QUAD directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.
iPhone / iPad
iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy EM QUAD from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.
Android
Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy EM QUAD from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.
Linux
In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2001, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste EM QUAD.
Web and programming codes
Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.
  \2001\u2001\u2001EM QUADUsage examples
EM QUAD — Em QuadUnicode: U+2001HTML: