null character

Summary

null character is a control character^[1]. It draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (control_character category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• null character's image is recorded as Replacement character.svg^[3].
• null character's instance of is recorded as control character^[4].
• null character's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[5].
• null character's part of is recorded as C0 and C1 control codes^[6].
• null character's part of is recorded as null-terminated string^[7].
• null character's has use is recorded as sentinel value^[8].
• null character's has use is recorded as null byte injection^[9].
• null character's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01xrkj^[10].
• null character's different from is recorded as null^[11].
• null character's Unicode code point is recorded as 0000^[12].
• null character's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136451^[13].
• null character's GlyphWiki ID is recorded as u0000^[14].
• null character's Unicode block is recorded as Basic Latin^[15].
• null character's Fandom article ID is recorded as code:Null_character^[16].
• null character's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 172150477^[17].
• null character's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/null-character^[18].

Body

Geography

Part of include C0 and C1 control codes^[6], an Unicode range^[19] and null-terminated string^[7], a data type^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include control character^[4] and Unicode character^[5].

Why It Matters

null character draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (control_character category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]