Control Pictures

Last updated
Control Pictures
RangeU+2400..U+243F
(64 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Common
Symbol setsControl code graphics
Assigned39 code points
Unused25 reserved code points
Unicode version history
1.0.0 (1991)37 (+37)
3.0 (1999)39 (+2)
Note: [1] [2]

Control Pictures is a Unicode block containing characters for graphically representing the C0 control codes, and other control characters. Its block name in Unicode 1.0 was Pictures for Control Codes. [3]

Contents

Block

Control Pictures [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+240x␀␁␂␃␄␅␆␇␈␉␊␋␌␍␎␏
U+241x␐␑␒␓␔␕␖␗␘␙␚␛␜␝␞␟
U+242x␠␡␢␣␤␥␦
U+243x
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 13.0
2. ^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Control Pictures block:

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References

  1. ↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ↑ "3.8: Block-by-Block Charts" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. version 1.0. Unicode Consortium.
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