U+2412 "␒" Symbol for Device Control Two Unicode Character

U+2412 "␒" Symbol for Device Control Two is a graphical representation of the ASCII control character DC2, which historically was used in telecommunication and data transmission protocols to manage peripheral devices like printers or tape readers. This symbol, part of the Control Pictures block in Unicode, helps visualize non printable control codes in plain text or debugging contexts. As one of four device control characters (DC1 through DC4), Device Control Two typically signals a secondary device function, such as turning on or off a specific piece of equipment, though its exact meaning often depended on the system or application using it.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2412
Version Added	1.1
Name	Symbol for Device Control Two
Unicode 1.0 Name	Graphic for Device Control Two
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 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2412
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002412
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2412

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