Unicode Character "␈" U+2408 Symbol for Backspace
Unicode Version 15.1
␈
Summary
The unicode character "␈" at code point U+2408 is Symbol for Backspace. It is a character in the Control Pictures block and is part of the Common script. The character is an other symbol. The UTF-8 encoding of "␈" is 0xE2 0x90 0x88 and the UTF-16 encoding is 0x2408.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2408 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for Backspace |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for Backspace |
| Block | Control Pictures |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ␈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ␈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x90 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2408 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002408 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2408 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |