U+2418 "" Symbol for Cancel Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+2418 "" Symbol for Cancel is a control code graphic used to visually represent the data link escape character, which is a control character in the ASCII standard. This symbol appears as a bold, uppercase letter "C" with an overline and a vertical line to the right, forming a stylized graphical abbreviation originally intended for labeling keys or indicating the cancel function on early computer terminals and teleprinters. It resides in the Unicode block "Control Pictures," a range dedicated to providing readable glyphs for non printing control codes, allowing documentation and displays to show these otherwise invisible characters.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2418
Name
Symbol for Cancel
Unicode 1.0 Name
Graphic for Cancel

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
␘
HTML Hex Encoding
␘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x90 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2418
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002418
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2418