description
Shorten URLs with invisible spaces

Zero Width Shortener

Zero Width Shortener (abbreviated as ZWS) is a URL shortener that shortens URLs using spaces that have zero width, making them invisible to humans.

Characters

We've done a bit of research on what characters work on different platforms

Character	In use	Twitter	iMessage*	Discord	Slack	Telegram	Notes
U+200B	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	Used in URLs since initial release, blacklisted space character on Twitter
U+200D	✔️	❌		✔️		✔️	Discord prompts you with a "spoopy URL" popup when clicked
U+200C	❌	❌		✔️		❌	Blacklisted space on Twitter, discontinued (previously used, replaced with U+200D)
U+180E	❌	❌	❌	✔️		❌	Visible on iOS, discontinued in b39897e (previously used, replaced with U+200C)

• iMessage note: Tested on latest beta of iOS