U+2410 "␐" Symbol for Data Link Escape Unicode Character

U+2410 "␐" Symbol for Data Link Escape is a graphical representation used to denote the ASCII control character Data Link Escape (DLE), which has the hexadecimal code 0x10. This visual symbol appears as the letters "DLE" enclosed within a rectangular box, designed to indicate the presence or usage of the DLE control code in plain text, data streams, or technical documentation. Historically, DLE is a communications control character employed in data transmission protocols to temporarily alter the meaning of a subsequent sequence of characters, often to initiate transparent mode or to escape from the normal data interpretation. The Unicode Symbol for Data Link Escape provides a visible and standardized way to represent this non-printing control function in contexts such as debugging, protocol analysis, or educational materials.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2410
Version Added	1.1
Name	Symbol for Data Link Escape
Unicode 1.0 Name	Graphic for Data Link Escape
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 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2410
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002410
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2410

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