FF
Form Feed
ControlASCII 12 | Hex 0x0C | U+000C
FF (code 12) advances paper to the top of the next page on line printers. Sending Ctrl+L to a Unix terminal triggers a screen clear, which is an adaptation of the original page-break function. The lp and lpr print commands still honor FF for page ejection. In PDF generation, FF has no meaning because page breaks are structural elements in the PDF object model rather than inline control characters.
ASCII Code
Decimal
12
Hexadecimal
0x0C
Octal
14
Binary
0000 1100
Unicode
Code Point
U+000C
Escape
\u000c
UTF-8 Hex
0xE2 0x90 0x8C
UTF-8 Binary
111000101001000010001100
UTF-16
0x000C
UTF-32
0x0000000C
HTML Entities
Numeric

Hex

How to Type
HTML Entity

Unicode InputU+000C
Source Code Representations
C / Java
"\u000C"CSS
\000CJavaScript
"\u000C"Perl
\x{000C}Python 2
u"\u000C"Python 3
\u000CRuby
\u{000C}Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 12?
ASCII code 12 represents the Form Feed character. In hexadecimal it is 0x0C, in binary 0000 1100, and in octal 14. This is a non-printable control character used for device signaling and data transmission control.
How do I type ASCII 12 on a keyboard?
Control characters are typically entered using Ctrl key combinations. For example, Ctrl+L produces ASCII 12 in most terminal emulators. You can also use the HTML entity  in web pages.