Global 'Non-Breaking Space' Density in Wikipedia List Article Captions
Tracking the density of non-breaking spaces in Wikipedia list article captions globally.
- Observations
- 36
- Tracking since
- Last updated
Median Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption
The median proportion of non-breaking spaces (U+00A0) within image captions of Wikipedia list articles.
| When | Median Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption |
|---|---|
| 0.0% | |
| 0.0% |
Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption
The average proportion of non-breaking spaces (U+00A0) within image captions of Wikipedia list articles.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters
- Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states
- Other (2)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters11.4%
- Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption0.8%
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films0.0%
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density0.0%
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density0.0%
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue0.0%
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states0.0%
- Other (2)0.0%
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Darker = higher average non-breaking space density per caption. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
| When | Series | Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption |
|---|---|---|
| Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption | 0.8% | |
| Other (2) | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters | 11.4% | |
| Other (2) | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.6% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density | 0.0% | |
| Average Non-Breaking Space Density per Caption | 0.8% | |
| Other (2) | 0.0% | |
| Other (2) | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters | 11.4% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.6% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density | 0.0% | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density | 0.0% |
About this data
This page monitors the use of non-breaking spaces within the captions of Wikipedia list articles. Non-breaking spaces (often represented as ' ' or similar) are subtle formatting characters used to prevent line breaks between words. Their presence, or absence, can affect how text renders across various devices and screen sizes, potentially impacting readability.
The data is derived from a global analysis of Wikipedia list articles, calculating both the median and average density of these non-breaking spaces per caption. This is a previously unmonitored micro-level metric. Changes in its prevalence could offer insights into evolving content creation habits, the use of automated templating, or shifts in best practices for displaying information on the web.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_population
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities
- https://en.wikipedia.org
Why this isn't published anywhere else
The search results indicate that while non-breaking spaces and line-break handling are discussed on Wikipedia, there are no existing trackers, dashboards, or public datasets specifically monitoring the density of non-breaking spaces within Wikipedia list article captions.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.