# Searching for non-breaking space

**URL:** https://forum.xbench.net/t/searching-for-non-breaking-space/98
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 9, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/searching-for-non-breaking-space/98 "2016-03-09T09:00:34Z")
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### Author: ![XbenchUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/57b2e6/32.png) [@XbenchUser](https://forum.xbench.net/u/XbenchUser)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/searching-for-non-breaking-space/98/1 "2016-03-09T09:00:34Z")

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Is it possible to search for a non-breaking space in ongoing translation?

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### Author: ![pcondal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/pcondal/32/305_2.png) [@pcondal](https://forum.xbench.net/u/pcondal)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2016, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/searching-for-non-breaking-space/98/2 "2016-03-09T09:04:09Z")

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You can search for a breaking space using the regular expressions mode:

1. Select **Regular Expressions** as **Search Mode**.
2. Search for `\x00a0`, which is the hexadecimal code of non-breaking space in Unicode.