ZWJ Zero Width Joiner Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

NameZero Width Joiner

Unicode nameZERO WIDTH JOINER

Code pointU+200D

HTML decimal‍

HTML hex‍

CSS\200d

JavaScript\u200D

CategoryInvisible Characters

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ZWJ Zero Width Joiner

The ZWJ character is listed as Zero Width Joiner in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is ZERO WIDTH JOINER. 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 ZWJ on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ZWJ. 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 Zero Width Joiner, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 200D without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ZWJ. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ZWJ 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 ZWJ 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 ZWJ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 200d, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ZWJ.

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.

HTML decimal‍

HTML hex‍

CSS content\200d

JavaScript\u200D

Python\u200D

Unicode textZWJ

Usage examples

ZWJ — Zero Width Joiner

Unicode: U+200D

HTML: ‍