Inspect an invisible control character

Use the clearly labelled synthetic example to inspect a group separator.

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Inspect an invisible control character

  1. Load the labelled group-separator example

    Load the labelled group-separator example.

    This is the product’s own synthetic example. A group separator can be invisible in ordinary text and is different from a printable space.

  2. Name the invisible characters

    Name the invisible characters.

    The inspector shows Unicode names and code points. It helps distinguish spaces and controls that an ordinary text view can hide.

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