U+2403 "␃" Symbol for End of Text Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␃
U+2403 "␃" Symbol for End of Text is a graphical representation of the control character ETX (End of Text) from the ASCII and ISO 646 standards, used in data transmission to signal the conclusion of a message or text stream. Originally derived from teleprinter and communication protocols, this symbol is typically displayed as a visually distinct glyph that resembles the letters "ETX" combined into a single character, serving to remind programmers, system administrators, and documentation users of the underlying control code's purpose. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the symbolic depiction of this non-printing control function remains accessible across modern digital platforms for educational, historical, and debugging contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2403 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for End of Text |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for End 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 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2403 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002403 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2403 |
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 |