U+2401 "" Symbol for Start of Heading Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+2401 "" Symbol for Start of Heading is a graphic representation of the control character known as Start of Heading (SOH), which is typically invisible in standard text but used in data transmission protocols to mark the beginning of a message header. This symbol appears as a single uppercase "S" with a bar above it, indicating its role in separating the header from the body of a data stream. It belongs to the Control Pictures block of Unicode, which provides visible glyphs for non printing control characters to assist in debugging, documentation, and telecommunications contexts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2401
Name
Symbol for Start of Heading
Unicode 1.0 Name
Graphic for Start of Heading

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
␁
HTML Hex Encoding
␁
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x90 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2401
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002401
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2401