Control
Unicode Character “ ” (U+0009)
Character Tabulation (Tab) — ASCII horizontal tabulation control character
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Technical Specifications for Character Tabulation (Tab) (U+0009)
Complete official Unicode Standard metadata and binary encodings.
| Name: | Character Tabulation (Tab) |
|---|---|
| Unicode Version: | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Block: | Basic Latin (U+0000 - U+007F) |
| Plane: | Basic Multilingual Plane (Plane 0, U+0000 - U+FFFF) |
| Script: | Common (Zyyy) |
| Category: | Control (Cc) |
| Bidirectional Class: | Segment Separator (S) |
| Combining Class: | Not Reordered (0) |
| Character is Mirrored: | No |
| HTML Entities: | |
| UTF-8 Encoding: | 0x09 |
| UTF-16 Encoding: | 0x0009 |
| UTF-32 Encoding: | 0x00000009 |
| Decomposition: | None |
App & Gaming Compatibility Matrix
Verified behavior for Character Tabulation (Tab) across popular multiplayer games and social platforms.
All Systems
Supported
Horizontal tab jump
Generate & Test Character Tabulation (Tab) (U+0009)
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Generate Multiple Copies
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About Character Tabulation (Tab) (U+0009)
Character Tabulation (Tab, U+0009, `\t`) advances the cursor to the next tab stop. It is ubiquitous in code editors and data formatting.
How to Use U+0009 in Games & Social Apps
- Step 1: Click the Copy Character button above to copy the blank Character Tabulation (Tab) symbol.
- Step 2: Open your target app (Free Fire, Discord, WhatsApp, Roblox, Instagram).
- Step 3: Paste the copied character into your username field, bio, or message text box.
- Step 4: Save or send. The platform will treat the character as valid text without displaying any visible letters!
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Character Tabulation (Tab) (U+0009).
How many spaces is a Tab?
Traditionally 4 or 8 spaces, customizable in editors.