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Not to be confused with Delete key.
Backspace (← Backspace) is the keyboard key that in typewriters originally pushed the carriage one position backwards, and in modern computer systems typically moves the display cursor one position backwards,[note 1] deletes the character at that position, and shifts back any text after[note 2] that position by one character.
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characters INTERLEAVE / MINGLE c backspace / ¢, $, c backspace / ¢ SELECT ~ ~ ~ AND & & & OR V V V XOR V backspace - V backspace -, ?, ∀ V backspace -, ¥...
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symbol (for example ⇪ Caps Lock becomes a hollow arrow pointing up, ← Backspace becomes a left-pointing arrow). In German and Austrian keyboards, most...
followed by the Backspace character and followed by “D”. In cooked mode, the terminal line discipline processes the characters “ABC<Backspace>D” and presents...
a warning such as a bell or beep sound or the screen flashing. 0x08 (backspace, BS, \b, ^H), may overprint the previous character. 0x09 (horizontal tab...
behavior of scrolling, and how the terminal handles compatibility with the backspace and delete key. When GNOME Terminal starts, it can be configured to launch...
a historically named backspace. Backspace is accessible via Fn+Delete though its function can be interchanged with the backspace key using a DIP switch...
stepped double-height key spanning the second and third rows, below ⌫ Backspace and above the right-hand ⇧ Shift. On ANSI keyboards it is wider but located...
typewriters, including tilde. Overprinting was intended to work by putting a backspace code between the codes for letter and diacritic. However even at that...
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Abbr Name Effect ^G 0x07 BEL Bell Makes an audible noise. ^H 0x08 BS Backspace Moves the cursor left (but may "backwards wrap" if cursor is at start...