Erase to the left
⌫ is the Unicode character “ERASE TO THE LEFT” (U+232B). It belongs to the Miscellaneous Technical block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
⌫ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+232B |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ⌫ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ⌫ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \232B |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u232B |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u232B |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E2%8C%AB |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E2 8C AB |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 232B |
How to type ⌫
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “erase to the left”.
In Microsoft Word, type 232B and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “erase to the left”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About ⌫
- Unicode name
- ERASE TO THE LEFT
- Code point
- U+232B (9003)
- Block
- Miscellaneous Technical
- Category
- Other Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1