␂ Start Of Text
U+0002
␂
ℹ️ About
The Start Of Text character (U+0002), often abbreviated as STX, is a non-printing control character in the Basic Latin block. It is historically used in data transmission protocols to signal the commencement of meaningful text data, distinguishing the message body from headings or metadata.
⚠️ Note: This is a control character. It is often visualized as “␂” in developer interfaces but is invisible in standard text.
⚡ Codes
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CSS
\0002
Python
\u0002
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