# Inspect an invisible control character

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

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/scannerbench/guides/control-character

Audience: Operator

## 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.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/scannerbench/demo?guide=control-character&chapter=control-character)