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Erase to the Left Symbol ⌫
Erase to the Left Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Erase to the Left |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+232B |
| CSS Code | \232B |
| Hex Code | ⌫ |
| HTML Code | ⌫ |
| Symbol | ⌫ |
Erase to the Left Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x8C 0xAB |
| UTF-16 | 0x232B |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000232B |
How to add erase to the left symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the erase to the left symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type erase to the left symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the erase to the left in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 232B
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 232B is now transformed into ⌫
How to type erase to the left symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the erase to the left on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type erase to the left on your windows machine.
How to type erase to the left symbol on Mac OS
You can type the erase to the left on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Erase to the Left" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type erase to the left symbol on Linux
You can type the erase to the left on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 232B consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type erase to the left symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the erase to the left symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use erase to the left in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \232B;
3 }How to use erase to the left in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>⌫</span>Erase to the Left symbol representation in programming languages
Erase to the Leftsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{232B} |
| Ruby | \u{232B} |
| Python | \u232B |
| PHP | \u{232B} |
| Perl | \x{232B} |
| Java | \u232B |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{232B} |
| JavaScript | \u232B |
| Go | \u232B |
| C# | \u232B |
| C and C++ | \u232B |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u232B |
| RFC 5137 | \u'232B' |
