43 symbols
Keyboard Key Symbols
The glyphs printed on Mac and PC keyboards and used in menus and documentation: modifier keys, Escape, Backspace and Forward Delete, Return and Enter, Tab, Caps Lock, Eject, Power, Space and the Windows and Menu keys, mostly from the Miscellaneous Technical block.
All keyboard keys symbols
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What keyboard key symbols are used for
- Shortcut hints in app menus and tooltips (⇧⌘S)
- Keyboard shortcut cheat sheets
- Technical documentation and help articles
- Custom keycap legends
- Accessibility descriptions of key combinations
Keyboard Key Symbols: Unicode, hex, octal & HTML codes
| Symbol | Name | Unicode | Hex | Octal | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command | U+2318 | 0x2318 | 0o21430 | ⌘ | |
| Option | U+2325 | 0x2325 | 0o21445 | ⌥ | |
| Shift | U+21E7 | 0x21E7 | 0o20747 | ⇧ | |
| Control | U+2303 | 0x2303 | 0o21403 | ⌃ | |
| Escape | U+238B | 0x238B | 0o21613 | ⎋ | |
| Backspace | U+232B | 0x232B | 0o21453 | ⌫ | |
| Forward delete | U+2326 | 0x2326 | 0o21446 | ⌦ | |
| Return | U+23CE | 0x23CE | 0o21716 | ⏎ | |
| Return arrow | U+21A9 | 0x21A9 | 0o20651 | ↩ | |
| Enter | U+2324 | 0x2324 | 0o21444 | ⌤ | |
| Tab | U+21E5 | 0x21E5 | 0o20745 | ⇥ | |
| Shift tab | U+21E4 | 0x21E4 | 0o20744 | ⇤ | |
| Caps lock | U+21EA | 0x21EA | 0o20752 | ⇪ | |
| Eject | U+23CF | 0x23CF | 0o21717 | ⏏ | |
| Clear | U+2327 | 0x2327 | 0o21447 | ⌧ | |
| Space | U+2423 | 0x2423 | 0o22043 | ␣ | |
| Alt | U+2387 | 0x2387 | 0o21607 | ⎇ | |
| Keyboard | U+2328 | 0x2328 | 0o21450 | ⌨ | |
| Power | U+23FB | 0x23FB | 0o21773 | ⏻ | |
| Power on-off | U+23FC | 0x23FC | 0o21774 | ⏼ | |
| Power on | U+23FD | 0x23FD | 0o21775 | ⏽ | |
| Power off | U+2B58 | 0x2B58 | 0o25530 | ⭘ | |
| Sleep mode | U+23FE | 0x23FE | 0o21776 | ⏾ | |
| Home | U+2302 | 0x2302 | 0o21402 | ⌂ | |
| Page up | U+21DE | 0x21DE | 0o20736 | ⇞ | |
| Page down | U+21DF | 0x21DF | 0o20737 | ⇟ | |
| Home arrow | U+2196 | 0x2196 | 0o20626 | ↖ | |
| End arrow | U+2198 | 0x2198 | 0o20630 | ↘ | |
| Diameter sign | U+2300 | 0x2300 | 0o21400 | ⌀ | |
| Telephone recorder | U+2315 | 0x2315 | 0o21425 | ⌕ | |
| Position indicator | U+2316 | 0x2316 | 0o21426 | ⌖ | |
| Viewdata square | U+2317 | 0x2317 | 0o21427 | ⌗ | |
| Print screen | U+2399 | 0x2399 | 0o21631 | ⎙ | |
| Clear screen | U+239A | 0x239A | 0o21632 | ⎚ | |
| Fast forward | U+23E9 | 0x23E9 | 0o21751 | ⏩ | |
| Rewind | U+23EA | 0x23EA | 0o21752 | ⏪ | |
| Low brightness | U+1F505 | 0x1F505 | 0o372405 | 🔅 | |
| High brightness | U+1F506 | 0x1F506 | 0o372406 | 🔆 | |
| Muted speaker | U+1F507 | 0x1F507 | 0o372407 | 🔇 | |
| Speaker low | U+1F508 | 0x1F508 | 0o372410 | 🔈 | |
| Speaker medium | U+1F509 | 0x1F509 | 0o372411 | 🔉 | |
| Speaker high | U+1F50A | 0x1F50A | 0o372412 | 🔊 | |
| Windows key | U+229E | 0x229E | 0o21236 | ⊞ |
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy keyboard key symbols?
Click any symbol on this page to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it anywhere: documents, email, social media, code or chat. Every character here is standard Unicode, so it works across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux.
How many keyboard key symbols are on this page?
This collection contains 43 characters. Each one links to a detail page with its Unicode code point, decimal, hexadecimal and octal values, HTML entity, CSS escape, and JavaScript, Python and Java escape sequences.
What is the Unicode for the Mac Command key ⌘?
The Place of Interest Sign ⌘ is U+2318, HTML ⌘. Option ⌥ is U+2325, Shift ⇧ is U+21E7, Control ⌃ is U+2303, Escape ⎋ is U+238B, Delete ⌫ is U+232B and Return ⏎ is U+23CE.