Unicode Character "␏" (U+240F)

The character ␏ (Symbol For Shift In) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+240F. 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 Shift In
Unicode Codepoint U+240F
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+240F Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␏
HTML (hex) ␏
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%8F
CSS \00240F
JavaScript, JSON \u240F
C, C++, Java \u240F
Python \u240F
Rust \u{240F}
Ruby \u240F

How to type "␏"

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

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0x8F
UTF-16 (hex) 0x240F
UTF-32 (hex) 0x0000240F

References