U+240B "␋" Symbol for Vertical Tabulation Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+240B "␋" Symbol for Vertical Tabulation is a graphical representation, specifically categorized as a control picture, that visually depicts the control character Vertical Tabulation (VT), which is assigned to the code point U+000B in the C0 control code set. This symbol typically appears as a large, bold "VT" abbreviation enclosed within a rectangular border, mimicking the notation used on older computer keyboards or terminal displays for control keys. Its primary purpose is to serve as a visible placeholder in text logs, documentation, or data displays where the actual vertical tab control character is meant to be shown or referred to, rather than executed as a formatting command that would move a cursor or print head down a specified number of lines.

General Properties

Code Point U+240B
Version Added 1.1
Name Symbol for Vertical Tabulation
Unicode 1.0 Name Graphic for Vertical Tabulation
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 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x240B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000240B
C/C++/Java Escape \u240b

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