Nonprinting Character
Nonprinting characters are used to display information that is replaced
by white space
in the printing process.
Nonprinting characters are also referred to as non-printing characters.
List of nonprinting characters
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| <space> | Represents a space as word separation, produced by typing "Spacebar" |
| <nonbreaking space> | Represents a nonbreaking space as word separation which is not separated by a line break , produced by typing "Ctrl+Spacebar" |
| ¶ | Represents the end of a paragraph, produced by typing "Enter". See also
"paragraph mark" |
| line break | Represents the end of a line, produced by typing "Shift+Enter". |
| tabulator | Represents an advance to the next
tab stop position, produced by typing "Tab". |
See also:
alphanumeric-character,
regular expression.
Displaying nonprinting characters
The following screencasts demonstrate how to view or hide nonprinting characters:
- How to view nonprinting characters.
- How to hide nonprinting characters.
- How to find text using regular expressions.
- How to insert a new tab-stop.
- How to set multiple tab-stops in one action.
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