U+2418 "␘" Symbol for Cancel Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␘
U+2418 "␘" Symbol for Cancel is a control code graphic used to visually represent the data link escape character, which is a control character in the ASCII standard. This symbol appears as a bold, uppercase letter "C" with an overline and a vertical line to the right, forming a stylized graphical abbreviation originally intended for labeling keys or indicating the cancel function on early computer terminals and teleprinters. It resides in the Unicode block "Control Pictures," a range dedicated to providing readable glyphs for non printing control codes, allowing documentation and displays to show these otherwise invisible characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2418 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for Cancel |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for Cancel |
| 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 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2418 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002418 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2418 |
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 |