Delete character
ASCII character number 127 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The delete control character (also called DEL or rubout) is the last character in the ASCII repertoire, with the code 127.[1] It is supposed to do nothing and was designed to erase incorrect characters on paper tape. It is denoted as ^? in caret notation and is U+007F in Unicode.
Terminal emulators may produce DEL when ā Backspace key or Control+ā Backspace or Control+? are typed.