VT100 and VT220 control character keywordsNullSpacebar*NULX'00'Start of headingA*SOH,*CTLAX'01'Start of textB*STX,*CTLBX'02'End of textC*ETX,*CTLCX'03'End of transmissionD*EOT,*CTLDX'04'EnquireE*ENQ,*CTLEX'05'AcknowledgeF*ACK,*CTLFX'06'BellG*BEL,*CTLGX'07'Back SpaceH*BS,*CTLHX'08'Horizontal tabulationI*HT,*CTLIX'09'Line feedJ*LF,*CTLJX'0A'Vertical tabK*VT,*CTLKX'0B'Form feedL*FF,*CTLLX'0C'Carriage returnM*CR,*CTLMX'0D'Shift outN*SO,*CTLNX'0E'Shift inO*SI,*CTLOX'0F'Data link escapeP*DLE,*CTLPX'10'Device control 1Q*DC1,*CTLQX'11'Device control 2R*DC2,*CTLRX'12'Device control 3S*DC3,*CTLSX'13'Device control 4T*DC4,*CTLTX'14'Negative acknowledgementU*NAK,*CTLUX'15'Synchronous idleV*SYN,*CTLVX'16'End of transmission blockW*ETB,*CTLWX'17'Cancel previous word or characterX*CAN,*CTLXX'18'End of mediumY*EM,*CTLYX'19'SubstituteZ*SUB,*CTLZX'1A'Escape[*ESCX'1B'File separator\*FSX'1C'Group separator]*GSX'1D'Record separator&eqv.*RSX'1E'Unit separator?*USX'1F'Delete *DELX'7F'
Control character description Key pressed with CTRL key down Keyword Hex character transmitted