Backspace Delete Key symbol
Type :backspace_delete_key: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Erase To The Left · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⌫ is for
Backspace, drawn as a left arrow with an x in it. On a Mac this is the key labelled delete, which deletes backwards, while forward delete is a separate key and a separate glyph.
How to type ⌫
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:backspace_delete_key: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 232B with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 232B then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:backspace_delete_key: On the web
HTML ⌫
Unicode U+232B
JavaScript '\u{232B}'
CSS "\232B"
Python '\u232B'
URL %E2%8C%AB
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