Symbol For Carriage Return Symbol
␍ is the “Symbol for Carriage Return” (U+240D), used to represent the carriage return control character in visible form.
U+240D
The character ␍ is named “Symbol for Carriage Return” and has the code point U+240D. It’s primarily used in technical contexts where you want to display or annotate a carriage return control character. It can be copied directly or inserted via common HTML/CSS/JavaScript escapes.
Symbol For Carriage Return Symbol Meaning
␍ (U+240D) is the “SYMBOL FOR CARRIAGE RETURN.” It’s a visible glyph that refers to the carriage return control character in text and data streams. In many systems, carriage return historically paired with line feed (CRLF) to mark line breaks, so ␍ is often used in documentation, debugging output, or text visualization tools to make otherwise invisible control characters easier to spot. Because this is a control-character symbol used in technical contexts, it typically doesn’t carry everyday linguistic meaning by itself. Use it when you need to show or talk about carriage return explicitly.
Common uses
- •Displaying carriage return visibly in logs, debuggers, and text inspectors
- •Annotating or documenting file formats that use CRLF line endings
- •Creating teaching materials that explain how line breaks are encoded
- •Writing developer documentation or specs that reference carriage return explicitly
- •Marking control characters in generated text previews or QA reports
Examples
␍ Symbol for Carriage Return (U+240D)
- ␍Debug log: found carriage return here: ␍
- ␍Spec note: line endings may be CRLF (␍ + LF).
- ␍Text inspector output: ␍ indicates a carriage return character.
- ␍QA report: unexpected ␍ characters detected in the payload.
- ␍Documentation: replace ␍ when normalizing to Unix newlines.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+240D | |
| HTML Entity | ␍ | |
| HTML Code | ␍ | |
| CSS | \240D | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9229 | |
| Decimal | 9229 |
How to type Symbol For Carriage Return Symbol (␍)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9229 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 240D then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 240D. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 240d, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ␍ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What is ␍ and what does it stand for?
␍ is the Unicode character “SYMBOL FOR CARRIAGE RETURN” (U+240D). It’s used to display the carriage return control character in a visible way.
How can I copy ␍ into my text editor?
You can copy the character ␍ directly from this page. You can also insert it using the provided escapes like HTML ␍ or CSS/JS escapes.
Is ␍ the same thing as a line break?
Carriage return is a line-ending control character (historically often paired with line feed as CRLF). ␍ is the visible symbol representing carriage return, not a separate “new line” character by itself.
Where would I actually see ␍ used?
You’ll commonly see ␍ in technical documentation, debugging output, and tools that visualize control characters to help diagnose line-ending or text encoding issues.