U+23CE "⏎" Return Symbol Unicode Character

U+23CE "⏎" Return Symbol is a graphical representation of the return or enter key commonly found on computer keyboards, depicting a downward and leftward pointing arrow with a straight vertical stem. This symbol is distinct from the older ASCII control character for carriage return (U+000D), serving instead as a visual icon to indicate line breaks, carriage returns, or the action of confirming input in user interfaces and text editing contexts. It is often used in documentation, software interfaces, and typographic settings to clearly denote where a return or new line occurs without relying on textual abbreviations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+23CE
Version Added	3.2
Name	Return 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 0x8F 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0x23CE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000023CE
C/C++/Java Escape	\u23ce

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	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other