Backspace key.
To delete a single character in vi, first ensure you are in normal mode by pressing Esc. Move the cursor over the character you want to delete and press x. This will remove the character under the cursor. If you want to delete the character to the left of the cursor, press X instead.
Press the Delete key to remove a character on the right of the cursor.
The delete key removes the character above or to the right of the cursor. The backspace removes the character to the left of the cursor.
The key that removes text directly over the cursor is the "Delete" key. When pressed, it deletes the character to the right of the cursor's current position. In some applications, the "Backspace" key can be used to remove text directly to the left of the cursor.
The keys that erase characters to the left of the cursor are typically the "Backspace" key. Pressing this key deletes the character immediately before the cursor's current position. In some text editing environments, the "Delete" key can be used to remove characters to the right of the cursor, but it does not erase to the left.
Del stands for "Delete".The delete key has multiple functions, based on what program you are running. In text editing, the Del key will remove one character to the right of the cursor, whereas backspace will remove one character to the left of the cursor.
The key used to remove the character before the intersection point in most text editing applications is the Backspace key. Pressing Backspace deletes the character immediately to the left of the cursor's current position. In some contexts, the Delete key is also used, but it removes the character to the right of the cursor.
Assuming you meant 'characters' - use the DEL key (instead of backspace). The DEL key erases the character at the cursor, moving the text from right to left. The Backspace key erases the character immediately to the LEFT of the cursor.
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The cursor shows you where the next character will be.
Point your mouse cursor to the right of your character. Drag the cursor left, across the character in the chair. (Move it away to avoid dragging him back to the right.)
The delete key.... (the one with the arrow pointing to the left).