Unicode Character "␈" (U+2408)

The character ␈ (Symbol For Backspace) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2408. 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 Backspace
Unicode Codepoint U+2408
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+2408 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␈
HTML (hex) ␈
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%88
CSS \002408
JavaScript, JSON \u2408
C, C++, Java \u2408
Python \u2408
Rust \u{2408}
Ruby \u2408

How to type "␈"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 4 0 8. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 4 0 8. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0x88
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2408
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002408

References