␛

SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE

U+241B Other Symbol (So) · Control Pictures · Zyyy

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Overview

␛ (SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE) is the Unicode character at code point U+241B. It belongs to the Control Pictures block, in the Other Symbol (So) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+241B
decimal	9243
htmldecimal	␛
htmlhex	␛
css	\241B
javascript	\u{241B}
python	\u241b
java	\u241B
go	\u241B
ruby	\u{241B}
rust	\u{241B}
ccpp	\u241b
urlencoded	%E2%90%9B
utf8bytes	e2 90 9b
utf16bebytes	24 1b
utf32bebytes	00 00 24 1b

How to Use

HTML: ␛

CSS: content: "\241B"

JavaScript: "\u{241B}"

Python: "\u241b"

Properties

Block: Control Pictures
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ␚ U+241A U+241C ␜ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ␛ character (SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE)?

␛ (SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE) is the Unicode character U+241B.

What is the Unicode codepoint of SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE?

The SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE character (␛) has codepoint U+241B.

How do I type or copy SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE?

Copy ␛ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.