Value | Symbolic name | Description |
| 0 | Gtk::DELETE_CHARS | |
| 1 | Gtk::DELETE_WORD_ENDS | Delete only the portion of the word to the left/right of cursor if we're in the middle of a word. |
| 2 | Gtk::DELETE_WORDS | |
| 3 | Gtk::DELETE_DISPLAY_LINES | |
| 4 | Gtk::DELETE_DISPLAY_LINE_ENDS | |
| 5 | Gtk::DELETE_PARAGRAPH_ENDS | Like C-k in Emacs (or its reverse). |
| 6 | Gtk::DELETE_PARAGRAPHS | C-k in pico, kill whole line. |
| 7 | Gtk::DELETE_WHITESPACE | M-\ in Emacs. |