Unicode Character "␡" (U+2421)

The character ␡ (Symbol For Delete) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2421. 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 Delete
Unicode Codepoint U+2421
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+2421 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␡
HTML (hex) ␡
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%A1
CSS \002421
JavaScript, JSON \u2421
C, C++, Java \u2421
Python \u2421
Rust \u{2421}
Ruby \u2421

How to type "␡"

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

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0xA1
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2421
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002421

References