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substitute character

control character used in the place of a character that is recognized to be invalid or erroneous, or that cannot be represented on a given device; 0x1A in ASCII, U+001A in Unicode
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substitute character

Summary

substitute character is an Unicode control character[1]. It draws 534 Wikipedia views per month (unicode_control_character category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • substitute character's instance of is recorded as Unicode control character[3].
  • substitute character's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[4].
  • substitute character is part of C0 and C1 control codes[5].
  • substitute character's different from is recorded as �[6].
  • substitute character's Unicode code point is recorded as 001A[7].
  • substitute character's HTML entity is recorded as [8].
  • substitute character's HTML entity is recorded as [9].
  • substitute character's Unicode block is recorded as Basic Latin[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Unicode control character[3] and Unicode character[4].

Use and Application

substitute character is part of C0 and C1 control codes[5].

Why It Matters

substitute character draws 534 Wikipedia views per month (unicode_control_character category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_substitute-character_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{substitute character}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/substitute-character}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Ewpa · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → C0 and C1 control codes
    Instance of → Unicode control character, Unicode character
    Unicode block → Basic Latin
    Part of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4575]]: no value, Copying from [[Q5375811]]"
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