Unicode Character "␨" (U+2428)

The character ␨ (SYMBOL FOR DELETE RECTANGULAR CHECKER BOARD FORM) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2428. It is encoded in the Control Pictures block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 16.0 (September, 2024). It is HTML encoded as ␨.

Main Unicode Properties

Name SYMBOL FOR DELETE RECTANGULAR CHECKER BOARD FORM
Unicode Codepoint U+2428
Unicode Version 16.0 (September, 2024)
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+2428 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ␨
HTML (hex) ␨
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%90%A8
CSS \2428
JavaScript \u{2428}
JSON \u2428
C, C++ \U00002428
Java \u2428
Python \U00002428
Rust \u{2428}
Ruby \u{2428}

How to type "␨"

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

Preview

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

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x90 0xA8
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2428
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002428

References