Zero Width

Unicode Character “” (U+FEFF)

Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) — Byte Order Mark; invisible formatting and stream encoding marker

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Technical Specifications for Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) (U+FEFF)

Complete official Unicode Standard metadata and binary encodings.

Name:	Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM)
Unicode Version:	1.1 (June 1993)
Block:	Specials (U+FFF0 - U+FFFF)
Plane:	Basic Multilingual Plane (Plane 0, U+0000 - U+FFFF)
Script:	Common (Zyyy)
Category:	Format (Cf)
Bidirectional Class:	Boundary Neutral (BN)
Combining Class:	Not Reordered (0)
Character is Mirrored:	No
HTML Entities:
UTF-8 Encoding:	0xEF 0xBB 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding:	0xFEFF
UTF-32 Encoding:	0x0000FEFF
Decomposition:	None

App & Gaming Compatibility Matrix

Verified behavior for Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) across popular multiplayer games and social platforms.

Text Editors Supported

Used at the start of text files to signify UTF-8/UTF-16 encoding

Discord Supported

Invisible message prefix

WhatsApp Supported

Sends blank message

Instagram Supported

Invisible spacer

Telegram Supported

Zero-width delivery

Roblox Moderate

Ignored by name parser

Free Fire Moderate

BOM marker

Steam Supported

Invisible prefix

Generate & Test Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) (U+FEFF)

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About Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) (U+FEFF)

Zero Width No-Break Space (U+FEFF), when placed at the very beginning of a file or data stream, is known as the Byte Order Mark (BOM). It informs software of the byte order (Endianness) of UTF-16 or UTF-32 text and confirms UTF-8 encoding.

How to Use U+FEFF in Games & Social Apps

Step 1: Click the Copy Character button above to copy the blank Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) 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 Zero Width No-Break Space (BOM) (U+FEFF).

What does BOM stand for?

BOM stands for Byte Order Mark. It tells computers whether text bytes are stored in Little-Endian or Big-Endian order.

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