Blank Symbol
Blank Symbol has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ␢
- Unicode
- U+2422
About this symbol
␢, a b with a stroke, was used in programming manuals and on coding sheets to show a blank, a space that must be typed. In the days of punched cards and fixed columns, a missing or extra space could stop a program from working, so it had to be visible.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- BLANK SYMBOL
- Type
- Symbol
- Unicode block
- Control Pictures
- Unicode group
- Specific symbols for space
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Unicode notes
- Graphic for space
- Related
- ƀ Latin Small Letter B With Stroke U+0180
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