Unicode Character "␢" (U+2422)

The character ␢ (Blank Symbol) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2422. 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 Blank Symbol
Unicode Codepoint U+2422
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+2422 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␢
HTML (hex) ␢
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%A2
CSS \002422
JavaScript, JSON \u2422
C, C++, Java \u2422
Python \u2422
Rust \u{2422}
Ruby \u2422

How to type "␢"

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

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0xA2
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2422
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002422

References