| Symbol Name | Symbol For Delete |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 |
| Unicode | U+2421 |
| Unicode block | |
| General category | Other Symbol (So) |
| CSS Code | \2421 |
| Hex Code | 0x2421 |
| HTML Code | ␡ |
| LaTeX | \text{SYMBOLFORDELETE} |
| Symbol | ␡ |
| URL encode (UTF-8 percent) | %E2%90%A1 |
| Spoken / screen reader name | Symbol For Delete |
| UTF-8 | E2 90 A1 |
| UTF-16 | 2421 |
| UTF-32 | 00002421 |
1\documentclass{article}2\usepackage{pifont}3\text{SYMBOLFORDELETE}4\end{document}You can type the symbol for delete symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
Alt + 9249 on Windows (numeric keypad with Num Lock), or insert via Character Map.
Edit → Emoji & Symbols, search "symbol for delete", or use Unicode Hex Input with 2421.
Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2421, 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-delete::before { content: "\2421"; }1<span>␡</span>Symbol For Delete symbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in the table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| JavaScript / TypeScript | '\u2421' or String.fromCodePoint(9249) |
| Python | '\N{SYMBOL FOR DELETE}' or chr(9249) |
| Rust | '\u{2421}' |
| C / C++ | UTF-8 source or wchar_t with U+2421 |
| Go | string(rune(0x2421)) |
| Ruby | "\u{2421}" |