Unicode Character "␘" (U+2418)

The character ␘ (SYMBOL FOR CANCEL) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2418. 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 CANCEL
Unicode Codepoint U+2418
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+2418 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␘
HTML (hex) ␘
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%98
CSS \2418
JavaScript \u{2418}
JSON \u2418
C, C++ \U00002418
Java \u2418
Python \U00002418
Rust \u{2418}
Ruby \u{2418}

How to type "␘"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 4 1 8. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 4 1 8. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0x98
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2418
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002418

References