U+2388 · Other symbol
Helm Symbol Symbol ⎈
⎈ is helm symbol, U+2388. Unicode also records it as “control”. It was added in Unicode 3.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- control
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2388 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⎈ | |
| HTML decimal | ⎈ | |
| CSS | \2388 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2388} | |
| Python | \U00002388 | |
| Java / C# | \u2388 | |
| Rust | \u{2388} | |
| Swift | \u{2388} | |
| PHP | \u{2388} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8E%88 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8E 88 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2388 | |
| Base64 | 4o6I | |
| Decimal | 9096 | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.0 | |
Will ⎈ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ⎈ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ⎈ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ⎈ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical
Symbols from engineering, electronics and computing: APL operators, keyboard keys, dentistry and cartography marks. The ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎ keys people paste into shortcut documentation live here.
How to type ⎈
| Windows | Type 2388 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “helm symbol” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2388, press Enter |
| HTML | ⎈ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⎈ helm symbol symbol?
- On Windows, type 2388 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2388. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⎈?
- Helm Symbol is U+2388. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⎈?
- Helm Symbol is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.