U+240D "␍" Symbol for Carriage Return Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␍
U+240D "␍" Symbol for Carriage Return is a graphic representation of the ASCII control character known as carriage return, which historically originates from typewriters and teleprinters where it would move the print head or cursor back to the beginning of the same line. In modern computing, this symbol is used in documentation, text encoding specifications, and software interfaces to visually indicate the presence of the carriage return control character, often represented by the escape sequence " ". It appears as a leftward-pointing arrow or a symbol resembling a bent line, clarifying textual data that includes non-printing control codes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+240D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for Carriage Return |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for Carriage Return |
| 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 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x240D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000240D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u240d |
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 |