U+2425 "␥" Symbol for Delete Form Two Unicode Character

U+2425 "␥" Symbol for Delete Form Two is a graphical representation used in computing and data transmission to visually mark a deletion operation, specifically as an alternative to the more common "Delete Form One" symbol. It belongs to the "Control Pictures" block of Unicode, which provides iconic depictions for nonprinting control characters from the ASCII and C0 control code sets. While its precise usage has diminished with modern text editing interfaces, it remains a part of the standard for historical documentation, protocol analysis, and cases where plain text must represent the control function of deleting a character or formatting directive, often distinguished from other delete symbols by its specific graphic design.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2425
Version Added	3.0
Name	Symbol for Delete Form 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 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2425
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002425
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2425

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