Zero-width joiner

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The zero-width joiner (ZWJ) is a non-printing character used in the computerized typesetting of some cursive scripts, such as Arabic script or Indic script. When placed between two characters that would otherwise not be connected, a ZWJ causes them to be printed in their connected forms. The ZWJ's Unicode is U+200D, and can be represented in HTML as ‍ or ‍.

[edit] Example

Devanagari script

Character sequence	Appearance
[ka क] [virāma ्]	क्
[ka क] [virāma ्] [ZWJ]	क्‍
[ka क] [virāma ्] [ṣa ष]	क्ष
[ka क] [virāma ्] [ZWJ] [ṣa ष]	क्‍ष

[edit] See also

• Zero-width non-joiner

[edit] External links

• Proposal on Clarification and Consolidation of the Function of ZERO WIDTH JOINER in Indic Scripts