U+2399 "⎙" Print Screen Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⎙
U+2399 "⎙" Print Screen Symbol is a graphical representation often used to denote the Print Screen function on a computer keyboard, typically associated with capturing a screenshot of the current display. This symbol belongs to the Unicode block "Miscellaneous Technical" and provides a standardized way to represent the otherwise ambiguous key label across different systems and software interfaces. Its simple box-and-arrow design visually suggests the action of copying or printing the screen's contents, and it is frequently employed in documentation, user manuals, and digital interfaces where a universal icon for this function is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2399 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Print Screen Symbol |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⎙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⎙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8E 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2399 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002399 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2399 |
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 |