U+2425 "␥" Symbol for Delete Form Two Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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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
Name
Symbol for Delete Form Two
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
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common