U+2402 "␂" Symbol for Start of Text Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␂
U+2402 "␂" Symbol for Start of Text is a control picture glyph that represents the ASCII control character STX, which historically signaled the beginning of a message's textual content in data transmission protocols, distinguishing it from header or control information. This graphic symbol, part of the Control Pictures block in Unicode, visually renders the non-printable STX character as a distinct pictograph for use in documentation, debugging, or user interfaces where the presence of such control codes must be shown clearly.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2402 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for Start of Text |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for Start of Text |
| 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 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2402 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002402 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2402 |
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 |