U+2427 "" Symbol for Delete Square Checker Board Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2427 "" Symbol for Delete Square Checker Board Form is a specialized graphic symbol used in computing and data processing contexts to represent the delete control function in a visual, checkerboard pattern rather than the typical solid or outlined glyphs. It falls within the Control Pictures block of Unicode, which was designed to provide visible representations of otherwise invisible ASCII and C0 control codes. This particular form, with its squared and checkered appearance, helps distinguish the delete command from other control symbols, especially in documentation, protocol analysis, or terminal emulation where clarity about different control functions is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2427 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Symbol for Delete Square Checker Board Form |
| 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 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2427 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002427 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2427 |
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 |