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Clear Screen Symbol Symbol

⎚ is the clear screen symbol used to indicate wiping or resetting a display area.

U+239A

The ⎚ symbol is named the Clear Screen Symbol (Unicode U+239A). It’s commonly used as a visual cue for clearing a console, terminal, or screen region. You can copy it directly or use the provided Unicode escapes in code.

Clear Screen Symbol Symbol Meaning

The ⎚ character is the Unicode “CLEAR SCREEN SYMBOL” (U+239A). In practice, it functions as a concise visual indicator that a view should be cleared, reset, or wiped—similar to what you might label on a button or menu item for a terminal or display panel. Because it’s a distinct technical glyph, it fits well in documentation, developer tools, status messages, and UI elements where you want a compact icon-like symbol without importing an image. Use it sparingly so the action remains clear, especially in user-facing text and keyboard shortcut hints.

Common uses

  • Labeling a “clear screen” button in terminal-style user interfaces
  • Indicating a reset action for a log viewer or output console in apps
  • Annotating documentation and README files for command-line behavior
  • Writing UI tooltips or settings descriptions for display clearing features
  • Decorating status text in developer dashboards and debugging panels

Examples

⎚ Clear Screen Symbol (U+239A)

  • ⎚ Clear screen
  • Press ⎚ to wipe the output panel
  • Status: ready (use ⎚ to clear the screen)
  • Command: ⎚ clear console
  • Tip: ⎚ clears prior logs

Variations

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Technical codes

UnicodeU+239A
HTML Entity⎚
HTML Code⎚
CSS\239A

FAQ

What does the Clear Screen Symbol symbol mean?

The ⎚ character is the Unicode “CLEAR SCREEN SYMBOL” (U+239A). In practice, it functions as a concise visual indicator that a view should be cleared, reset, or wiped—similar to what you might label on a button or menu item for a terminal or display panel. Because it’s a distinct technical glyph, it fits well in documentation, developer tools, status messages, and UI elements where you want a compact icon-like symbol without importing an image. Use it sparingly so the action remains clear, especially in user-facing text and keyboard shortcut hints.

What is the Unicode code point for ⎚?

It is U+239A, named “CLEAR SCREEN SYMBOL”.

How do I copy ⎚ into HTML?

You can use the HTML entity: ⎚.

How do I use ⎚ with CSS?

Use the CSS escape: \\239A.

How do I reference ⎚ in JavaScript?

You can use the JavaScript Unicode escape: \\u{239A}.

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