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{{Template shortcut|zwsp|0ws}}

{{tl|Zwsp}} inserts the code {{code|&#x200B;}} literally, which produces a {{unichar|200B|Zero-width space|nlink=Zero-width space}} in the rendered wiki-page.

===Usage===
This is a convenience template for the zero-width space character, U+200B ({{code|&#x200B;}} or {{code|&#8203;}}). <br>
It is completely invisible in display, but has the effect of acting as a line-breaking point for text inside a word that otherwise would not break.  Whitespace and normal dashes (-) are already line-break points, but this template allows the special insertion of invisible breakpoints inside words.  A break at a zero-width space does not cause a hyphen (or anything else) to appear; use {{tl|Soft hyphen}} if you want that.

The zero-width space character has a higher breaking priority than the hyphen character (-), so when using it in a phrase with hyphen, it is recommended to place a zero-width space immediately after each hyphen as well.

There are two ways to use this template:
* With no arguments {{tlf|Zwsp}}, this produces a single zero-width space character
* With two or more arguments {{tlf|zwsp|this|is|a|test}}, the arguments are rendered separated by zero-width spaces.  This reduces the amount of typing if two or more zero-width space characters are needed in rapid succession.

===See also===
* {{tl|Non breaking hyphen}}
* {{tl|Soft hyphen}} appears only if text is wrapped mid-word at specified point
* {{tl|Word joiner}}
{{Inline spacing templates}}

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