Meanings
nounnon-breaking space (plural non-breaking spaces)
plural non-breaking spaces
- computingA variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.
Synonyms: NBSP, no-break space, hard space
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.
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Translations
Dutch harde spatie
- harde spatiea variant of the space character
Finnish sitova välilyönti, yhdistävä välilyönti
- sitova välilyöntia variant of the space character
- yhdistävä välilyöntia variant of the space character
French espace insécable
- espace insécablea variant of the space character
German geschütztes Leerzeichen
- geschütztes Leerzeichena variant of the space character
Hungarian nem törhető szóköz
- nem törhető szóköza variant of the space character
Japanese ノーブレークスペース
- ノーブレークスペース (nōburēkusupēsu)a variant of the space character
Persian فاصله نشکن
- فاصله نشکن (fâsele-ye naškan)a variant of the space character
Polish spacja niełamiąca
- spacja niełamiącaa variant of the space character
Russian неразры́вный пробе́л
- неразры́вный пробе́л (nerazrývnyj probél)a variant of the space character
Spanish espacio no rompiente, espacio no saltante
- espacio no rompientea variant of the space character
- espacio no saltantea variant of the space character
Swedish fast mellanslag
- fast mellanslaga variant of the space character
Cite this entry
APA
non-breaking space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-breaking%20space
MLA
“non-breaking space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-breaking%20space. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-breaking space,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-breaking%20space.
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