| Symbol Name | Symbol For Backspace |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 |
| Unicode | U+2408 |
| Unicode block | |
| General category | Other Symbol (So) |
| CSS Code | \2408 |
| Hex Code | 0x2408 |
| HTML Code | ␈ |
| LaTeX | \text{SYMBOLFORBACKSPACE} |
| Symbol | ␈ |
| URL encode (UTF-8 percent) | %E2%90%88 |
| Spoken / screen reader name | Symbol For Backspace |
| UTF-8 | E2 90 88 |
| UTF-16 | 2408 |
| UTF-32 | 00002408 |
1\documentclass{article}2\usepackage{pifont}3\text{SYMBOLFORBACKSPACE}4\end{document}You can type the symbol for backspace symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
Alt + 9224 on Windows (numeric keypad with Num Lock), or insert via Character Map.
Edit → Emoji & Symbols, search "symbol for backspace", or use Unicode Hex Input with 2408.
Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2408, then Enter (layout-dependent).
Paste from this page, use text replacement, or pick from the emoji keyboard.
Paste from this page or use a keyboard with technical symbol support.
1span.symbol-for-backspace::before { content: "\2408"; }1<span>␈</span>Symbol For Backspace symbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in the table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| JavaScript / TypeScript | '\u2408' or String.fromCodePoint(9224) |
| Python | '\N{SYMBOL FOR BACKSPACE}' or chr(9224) |
| Rust | '\u{2408}' |
| C / C++ | UTF-8 source or wchar_t with U+2408 |
| Go | string(rune(0x2408)) |
| Ruby | "\u{2408}" |