#!/bin/sh # fill space with E printf '\033#8' #set color printf '\033[46;31;3m' # Zero width space printf 'aa\xe2\x80\x8baa\n' # Zero width space non-joiner printf 'aa\xe2\x80\x8caa\n' # Zero width space joiner printf 'aa\xe2\x80\x8daa\n'