# ⎋ U+238B BROKEN CIRCLE WITH NORTHWEST ARROW

Broken circle with an arrow pointing up-left, the standard Escape key symbol (Esc), as seen on Mac keyboards.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⎋` |
| Codepoint | U+238B |
| Name | BROKEN CIRCLE WITH NORTHWEST ARROW |
| Also known as | escape |
| Block | [Miscellaneous Technical](https://unicodekit.com/block/miscellaneous-technical) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 3.0 |
| HTML | `⎋` `⎋` |
| CSS | `\238B` |
| JavaScript | `\u238B` |
| UTF-8 | E2 8E 8B |
| UTF-16 | 238B |

## Related characters

- ⎊ [U+238A CIRCLED TRIANGLE DOWN](https://unicodekit.com/char/238A)
- ⎌ [U+238C UNDO SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/238C)
- ⎉ [U+2389 CIRCLED HORIZONTAL BAR WITH NOTCH](https://unicodekit.com/char/2389)
- ⎍ [U+238D MONOSTABLE SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/238D)
- ⎈ [U+2388 HELM SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2388)
- ⎎ [U+238E HYSTERESIS SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/238E)
- ⎇ [U+2387 ALTERNATIVE KEY SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2387)
- ⎏ [U+238F OPEN-CIRCUIT-OUTPUT H-TYPE SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/238F)
- ⎆ [U+2386 ENTER SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2386)
- ⎐ [U+2390 OPEN-CIRCUIT-OUTPUT L-TYPE SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2390)
- ⎅ [U+2385 WHITE SQUARE WITH CENTRE VERTICAL LINE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2385)
- ⎑ [U+2391 PASSIVE-PULL-DOWN-OUTPUT SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2391)

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