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Backspace icon/representation

Is there a Unicode character for the backspace icon (as seen on some keyboards and on the Windows Phone soft keyboard)

Windows Phone soft keyboard

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David Gardiner Avatar asked Jan 31 '12 11:01

David Gardiner


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3 Answers

Yes: \u232B is the "erase to the left" character: ⌫.

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Tim Pietzcker Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 06:10

Tim Pietzcker


Ansering on an old thread, but still relevant :). This is the exact same icon than the one used in the soft keyboard:

<TextBlock Text="&#xE083;" FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol" />

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Gert C. Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 07:10

Gert C.


In case you are still looking for a solution.

Try this:

    char[] myunicodechar = { '\u232B'};
    myTextBlockLabel.Text = new string(myunicodechar);

Unfortunately it is not exactly the same symbol as the one you were looking for.

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Thomas Lindner Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 07:10

Thomas Lindner