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Symbol Name Symbol(s) Meaning Example of Use Dele: Delete: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ Begin new paragraph: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ no: Remove paragraph break: Caret [a] (Unicode U+2038, 2041, 2380) ‸ or ⁁ or ⎀ Insert # Insert space: Close up (Unicode U+2050) ⁐ Tie words together, eliminating a space: I was reading the news⁐paper ...
The delete control character (also called DEL or rubout) is the last character in the ASCII repertoire, with the code 127. [1] It is supposed to do nothing and was designed to erase incorrect characters on paper tape .
An early typewriter with a backspacer[sic] key.(Blickensderfer Model 7)Although the term "backspace" is the traditional name of the key which steps the carriage back and/or [note 3] deletes the previous character, typically to the left of the cursor, the actual key may be labeled in a variety of ways, for example delete, [1] erase, [note 4] or with a left pointing arrow. [3]
For example, the data model of the first OT system [2] is a single linear address space; and its operation model consists of two primitive operations: character-wise insert and delete. The basic operation model has been extended to include a third primitive operation update to support collaborative Word document processing [ 14 ] and 3D model ...
[1] [2] A dedicated symbol for "delete" exists as U+2326 ⌦ but its use as a keyboard label is not universal. However, sometimes the key labelled Delete performs the Backspace function instead, for example on some Apple keyboards. [3] In other cases, the Delete key is in its original IBM notebook position of above and to the right of the ...
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Delete Del or Backspace: Archive E: Restore to inbox Shift + E: Open Move menu D: Go to the previous message Left arrow: Go to the next message Right arrow: Reply R: Reply all A: Forward F: Print P: Open attachmet preview Shift + P
The origin of the symbol appears to be an archaic letter D in the Kurrent script, as an abbreviation for dele or deleatur. It is markedly similar (if not identical in some cases) to the symbol for the German penny which is an archaic lowercase d, for denarius. As with most hand-written letters and symbols, its appearance is variable.