U+2428 "" Symbol for Delete Rectangular Checker Board Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2428 "" Symbol for Delete Rectangular Checker Board Form is a graphic control character that belongs to the Control Pictures block, designed for visual representation of control codes rather than as a printable symbol for text. This specific character depicts a rectangular checkerboard pattern intended to graphically indicate a delete or erasure operation, often used in technical contexts such as terminal emulators, data visualization, or documentation of communication protocols where a visual placeholder for the delete control function is needed. It serves as a specialized icon that helps users and systems understand the presence of a non-printable control code in a text stream or interface display.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2428 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Symbol for Delete Rectangular 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 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2428 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002428 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2428 |
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 |