# ␈ U+2408 SYMBOL FOR BACKSPACE

Small diagonal BS letters picturing the ASCII backspace control character.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `␈` |
| Codepoint | U+2408 |
| Name | SYMBOL FOR BACKSPACE |
| Block | [Control Pictures](https://unicodekit.com/block/control-pictures) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `␈` `␈` |
| CSS | `\2408` |
| JavaScript | `\u2408` |
| UTF-8 | E2 90 88 |
| UTF-16 | 2408 |

## Related characters

- ␇ [U+2407 SYMBOL FOR BELL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2407)
- ␉ [U+2409 SYMBOL FOR HORIZONTAL TABULATION](https://unicodekit.com/char/2409)
- ␆ [U+2406 SYMBOL FOR ACKNOWLEDGE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2406)
- ␊ [U+240A SYMBOL FOR LINE FEED](https://unicodekit.com/char/240A)
- ␅ [U+2405 SYMBOL FOR ENQUIRY](https://unicodekit.com/char/2405)
- ␋ [U+240B SYMBOL FOR VERTICAL TABULATION](https://unicodekit.com/char/240B)
- ␄ [U+2404 SYMBOL FOR END OF TRANSMISSION](https://unicodekit.com/char/2404)
- ␌ [U+240C SYMBOL FOR FORM FEED](https://unicodekit.com/char/240C)
- ␃ [U+2403 SYMBOL FOR END OF TEXT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2403)
- ␍ [U+240D SYMBOL FOR CARRIAGE RETURN](https://unicodekit.com/char/240D)
- ␂ [U+2402 SYMBOL FOR START OF TEXT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2402)
- ␎ [U+240E SYMBOL FOR SHIFT OUT](https://unicodekit.com/char/240E)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2408 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2408