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U+2011 · General Punctuation

Non-Breaking Hyphen ‑

Non-Breaking Hyphen is the Unicode character U+2011 (official name “NON-BREAKING HYPHEN”) from the General Punctuation block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s punctuation collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+2011
HTML‑
‑U+2011

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2011
Decimal8209
HTML (hex)‑
HTML (decimal)‑
CSS\2011
JavaScript\u2011
Python\u2011
UTF-8 bytesE2 80 91
UTF-162011
URL-encoded%E2%80%91

Character details

Official nameNON-BREAKING HYPHEN
Unicode blockGeneral Punctuation
General categoryDash Punctuation (Pd)
SymbolHero categoryPunctuation
Decomposition<noBreak> U+2010
EmojiNo

How to type ‑

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2011 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “non-breaking hyphen”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “non-breaking hyphen”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2011.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “non-breaking hyphen” or enter U+2011.
  • HTML: ‑
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8209)

Similar punctuation

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Left Square Bracket
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Low Line
Grave Accent
Left Curly Bracket
Right Curly Bracket
Hyphen
Figure Dash
Horizontal Bar
Double Vertical Line
Double Low Line
Single High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark
Double High-Reversed-9 Quotation Mark
Triangular Bullet
One Dot Leader
Two Dot Leader
Hyphenation Point
Triple Prime
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Questions

What is the Unicode for ‑?

It is U+2011 (NON-BREAKING HYPHEN), decimal 8209.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2011 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “non-breaking hyphen”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ‑ (or ‑). There is no named entity.