Unicode Character "␅" (U+2405)

The character ␅ (Symbol For Enquiry) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2405. It is encoded in the Control Pictures block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 1.1 (June, 1993). It is HTML encoded as ␅.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Symbol For Enquiry
Unicode Codepoint U+2405
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Control Pictures
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

Category Other Symbol
Script Code for undetermined script
Combining Class Not Reordered

U+2405 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␅
HTML (hex) ␅
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%85
CSS \002405
JavaScript, JSON \u2405
C, C++, Java \u2405
Python \u2405
Rust \u{2405}
Ruby \u2405

How to type "␅"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 4 0 5. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 4 0 5. Release Alt.

Preview

  • ␅
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • ␅
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • ␅
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0x85
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2405
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002405

References