Category: Invisible Unicode & Formatting

Most content problems appear only after publication. A headline wraps incorrectly, a URL stops working, a meta description truncates in unexpected ways or a layout shifts on mobile even though the markup looks correct. In many cases the root cause is not a visual error …

Copy paste should be simple. You select text, press a shortcut and move it somewhere else. Yet anyone working with AI tools, CMS platforms or social networks knows that pasted text can behave unpredictably. Line breaks shift, emojis detach, lists collapse, spacing becomes uneven and …

Invisible unicode characters represent one of the least understood sources of seo instability. They leave no visual trace, yet they alter how search engines interpret, index and display content. Zero width spaces, non breaking spaces, byte order marks, directional markers and other invisible separators affect …

How unicode bidi marks create directional chaos in modern text Bidirectional text control marks, often referred to as bidi marks, are some of the most powerful and least understood characters in unicode. They are invisible, do not occupy space and do not alter the visible …

Understanding nbsp: the invisible space that breaks modern layouts The non breaking space, or NBSP, is one of the most deceptively simple unicode characters. It looks like a regular space. It behaves almost like a regular space. Yet it has the power to break layouts, …

Understanding zero width characters: why they exist and why they break your text Zero width characters live in a strange corner of unicode. They occupy no visible space, leave no trace when copied and yet profoundly alter how text behaves across platforms. When a line …

Invisible unicode characters are one of those problems you only notice once something breaks. A paragraph looks perfect inside your AI tool or notes app, but when you paste it into LinkedIn, WordPress or a CMS the spacing is off, emojis shift, bullets disappear and …