non-printable
Cannot be typed
Non-printable describes characters or content that cannot be rendered visibly on a page or screen.
In computing, non-printable characters are control codes like tabs, line breaks, and null bytes that affect formatting but don't display as symbols: The file contained non-printable characters that corrupted the output.
The term also applies to content deemed unsuitable for publication.
Nature, symbol, or role
- controlAuthority to direct
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
- escapeFlight from captivity
null · carriage return · tab · backspace · delete · byte · encoding · invisible
Visual form of character
- fontCharacter style set
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- displayPresentation for viewing
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
placeholder · box · question mark · tofu · missing · substitute · fallback · charset
Unfit for release
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
explicit · offensive · unsuitable · restricted · forbidden · banned · suppressed · confidential
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- controlAuthority to direct
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
escape · null · carriage return · tab · backspace · delete · byte · encoding · invisible · terminal
glyph
Visual form of character
- fontCharacter style set
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- displayPresentation for viewing
symbol · placeholder · box · question mark · tofu · missing · substitute · fallback · charset · typeface
unpublishable
Unfit for release
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
profane · explicit · offensive · unsuitable · restricted · forbidden · banned · suppressed · confidential · classified
non-printableprintable
Able to be printed
displayable · visible · renderable · readable · graphic
non-printablevisible
Able to be seen
perceptible · manifest · apparent · overt · detectable
print, printable, printed, printer, printers, printing, prints, reprint, reprints