U+2422 "␢" Blank Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␢
U+2422 "␢" Blank Symbol is a graphic representation of a blank or space used primarily in computing and data processing to make the presence of a space character visually explicit, as a regular space is typically invisible. It resembles a stylized underscore or a small empty rectangle, and it is part of the Control Pictures block, which includes symbols for other non-printing control characters. This character is often employed in debugging, text editing, or encoding contexts where distinguishing between a space and the absence of a character is important.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2422 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Blank Symbol |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Blank |
| 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 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2422 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002422 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2422 |
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 |