Unicode Character "␣" (U+2423)

The character ␣ (Open Box) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2423. 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 Open Box
Unicode Codepoint U+2423
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+2423 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␣
HTML (hex) ␣
HTML (named) ␣
URL Escape Code %E2%90%A3
CSS \002423
JavaScript, JSON \u2423
C, C++, Java \u2423
Python \u2423
Rust \u{2423}
Ruby \u2423

How to type "␣"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 4 2 3. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 4 2 3. Release Alt.

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0xA3
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2423
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002423

References