Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwj

/ˌziˌdʌbl̩juˈd͡ʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zwj
IPA: /ˌziˌdʌbl̩juˈd͡ʒeɪ/

22

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of zero-width joiner.

Example Sentences

"When an emoji zwj^([sic]) sequence is sent to a system that does not have a corresponding single glyph, the ZWJ characters would be ignored and a fallback sequence of separate emoji would be displayed. […] Family and other groups are built up in exactly same way, one character at a time, with ZWJs in between."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌziˌdʌbl̩juˈd͡ʒeɪ/
British English: /ˌzɛdˌdʌbl̩juːˈd͡ʒeɪ/

Inflected Forms

ZWJs (plural)

Phrases

emoji ZWJ sequence The character itself

Frequently Paired Words

The character itself

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

How do you pronounce zwj?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌziˌdʌbl̩juˈd͡ʒeɪ/.
What does zwj mean?: Acronym of zero-width joiner.

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