Creative languages
Whitespace
Whitespace is an esoteric programming language that uses only whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, and newlines) for its syntax, making its code invisible to the naked eye in most text editors. It was designed to challenge the conventional concepts of what constitutes a programming language and to explore the idea that only visible characters should be considered significant in source code.
- Created by
- Edwin Brady , Chris Morris
- First appeared
- 2003
- Official resource
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Your first program
Hello, World!
[Note: Whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, and linefeeds) are used for coding in Whitespace.
The actual Whitespace code for 'Hello, World!' cannot be visually represented in a conventional manner.]Keep learning
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Content reviewed August 2026 · Start with primary sources and verify version-specific details.