Unicode Character "␖" (U+2416)

The character ␖ (Symbol For Synchronous Idle) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2416. 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 Synchronous Idle
Unicode Codepoint U+2416
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+2416 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␖
HTML (hex) ␖
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%96
CSS \002416
JavaScript, JSON \u2416
C, C++, Java \u2416
Python \u2416
Rust \u{2416}
Ruby \u2416

How to type "␖"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 4 1 6. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 4 1 6. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0x96
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2416
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002416

References