U+0010 "DLE" DATA LINK ESCAPE Unicode Character

U+0010 "DLE" DATA LINK ESCAPE is a control character originally defined in the ASCII standard, designed for use in data transmission protocols to temporarily change the meaning of subsequent characters. Specifically, it signals that the following characters should be interpreted as raw data rather than as control codes, allowing binary data to be transmitted without interference from protocol-defined signals. This escape mechanism is fundamental to transparent mode communication, ensuring that data link layer systems can distinguish between control information and the actual payload content during serial data exchange.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0010
Version Added	1.1
Unicode 1.0 Name	Data Link Escape
Block	Basic Latin
General Category	Control
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Boundary Neutral
Alias	DATA LINK ESCAPE (control) DLE (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	
HTML Hex Encoding	
UTF-8 Encoding	0x10
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0010
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000010
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0010

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	Combining Mark
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Cluster Break	Control
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other