Copy ␣ for the space bar, ⏎ for Return, or the mark of another key, each with its code point.
Keyboard Key Symbols
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62 key symbols. Tap any value to copy it.
62 key symbols. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character
Name
Code point
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U+2423. Unicode's note: graphic for space. Some keyboards, on-screen ones especially, print it on the space bar. ␣ in HTML, \textvisiblespace in LaTeX.
U+23B5. A flat bracket from the Miscellaneous Technical block, the same shape drawn wider. Unicode gives it no note about keys. ⎵ in HTML.
U+23CE. The mark of the Return key. Unicode notes its glyph can be hollow or filled. Added in Unicode 3.2 (2002).
U+21B5. An arrow that goes down and turns left. Unicode notes it can mean a carriage return or a new line. ↵ in HTML.
U+21E7. Unicode's note: shift. A second note names the keyboard standard ISO/IEC 9995-7, where it is level 2 select.
U+21EA. The Shift arrow standing on a bar. Unicode's note: caps lock.
U+21E5. An arrow that runs into a bar. Unicode's note: rightward tab. ⇥ in HTML.
U+232B. Unicode's note: delete to the left key. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
U+2326. Unicode's note: delete to the right key. The mirror of ⌫.
U+238B. Unicode's note: escape. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2318. Unicode's notes: command key, and operating system key in ISO/IEC 9995-7. Its Unicode name is Place of interest sign.
U+2325. Option key is its Unicode name. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
U+2388. A ship's wheel. Unicode's note: control. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2420. The letters S and P set small, from the Control Pictures block: a picture of the space character.
U+2422. A letter b with a stroke. Unicode's note: graphic for space. \textblank in LaTeX.
U+237D. Unicode's notes: the ISO/IEC 9995-7 keyboard sign for No Break Space.
U+2324. An arrowhead between two bars. Unicode's note: enter key.
U+2386. Enter symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2424. The letters N and L set small, from the Control Pictures block: a picture of the newline character.
U+21EB. The Shift arrow on a pedestal. Unicode's note: level 2 lock.
U+21EC. On a pedestal, with a bar across. Unicode's note: capitals (caps) lock.
U+21ED. On a pedestal, with an upright bar. Unicode's note: numeric lock.
U+21EE. Two arrowheads, one over the other. Unicode's note: level 3 select.
U+21EF. The double arrow on a pedestal. Unicode's note: level 3 lock.
U+21E8. An outline arrow pointing right. Unicode's note: group select (ISO/IEC 9995-7).
U+21F0. Unicode's note: group lock. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+21E4. The Tab arrow turned round. Unicode's note: leftward tab. ⇤ in HTML.
U+21B9. Both Tab arrows, one over the other. Unicode's note: tab with shift tab.
U+2327. A cross in a box. Unicode's note: clear key.
U+2425. Three slanted strokes. Unicode's notes: the ISO/IEC 9995-7 keyboard sign for undoable delete.
U+239A. Clear screen symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+238C. Undo symbol is its Unicode name: an arrow that loops back.
U+2389. Unicode's note: pause.
U+238A. Unicode's note: interrupt, break.
U+2387. Alternative key symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2303. An open arrowhead. Up arrowhead is its Unicode name, and Unicode gives it no note about keys.
U+2384. Composition symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+21DE. An up arrow with two strokes. Unicode's note: page up.
U+21DF. A down arrow with two strokes. Unicode's note: page down.
U+21F1. An arrow into a corner. Unicode's note: home.
U+21F2. The opposite corner. Unicode's note: end.
U+21B8. An arrow to a long bar. Unicode's note: home.
U+2397. Previous page is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2398. Next page is its Unicode name.
U+21F3. An outline arrow with two heads. Unicode's note: scrolling.
U+219E. Two heads. Unicode's note: fast cursor left. ↞ in HTML.
U+219F. Two heads. Unicode's note: fast cursor up. ↟ in HTML.
U+21A0. Two heads. Unicode's notes: fast cursor right, and a maths use as well. ↠ in HTML.
U+21A1. Two heads. Unicode's notes: form feed, and fast cursor down. ↡ in HTML.
U+2380. Insertion symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2399. Print screen symbol is its Unicode name.
U+23CF. A triangle over a bar. Unicode's note: UI symbol to eject media. Added in Unicode 4.0 (2003).
U+2396. Decimal separator key symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
U+2385. A square with a line down the middle. Unicode's note: center.
U+23FB. A circle broken by a stroke. Unicode's notes name it the standby and power symbol. Added in Unicode 9.0 (2016), so an older device may draw an empty box.
U+2328. Keyboard is its Unicode name: a picture of the whole board. It has the Emoji property.
Made of U+2318 and the letter C: the long-standing shortcut for copy.
Made of U+2318 and the letter V: the shortcut for paste.
Made of U+2318 and the letter X: the shortcut for cut.
Made of U+2318 and the letter Z: the shortcut for undo.
Made of U+2318 and the letter S: the shortcut for save.
Made of U+21E7 and U+21E5: Shift with Tab, as two marks.
The space bar symbol is ␣, Open box, U+2423, which Unicode's names list calls a graphic for space. The rows after it are the marks printed on other keys: Return, Shift, Tab, delete, escape, Command, Option and Control.
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Which key a mark stands for
A key is named here only where Unicode's own names list names it: ⌘ is command key, ⌫ is delete to the left key, ⌧ is clear key, ⎋ is escape, ⎈ is control and ⌤ is enter key. ⌥ is called Option key outright. A mark with no such note, such as ⌃, keeps its plain name.
Two marks for Return
⏎ is Return symbol, U+23CE, and Unicode notes that it may be drawn hollow or filled. ↵ is an arrow with a corner, which Unicode notes can mean a carriage return or a new line.
␣ is ␣ in HTML and \textvisiblespace in LaTeX. ↵ is ↵ and ⇥ is ⇥. ⌘, ⌥, ⌫ and ⎋ have no named entity.
Unicode's notes on ⇧, ⌘ and ⍽ cite ISO/IEC 9995-7, part of an international keyboard standard.
Questions and answers
What is the symbol for the space bar?
␣, Open box, U+2423. Unicode's names list calls it a graphic for space, and some keyboards, on-screen ones especially, print it on the space bar. ⎵, Bottom square bracket, is a wider look-alike with no such note.
What is the Return symbol to copy and paste?
⏎ is Return symbol, U+23CE, added in Unicode 3.2 in 2002. ↵, the arrow with a corner, is U+21B5 and ↵ in HTML. Both are plain text, so they take the size and color of the words round them.
Can I type a key symbol with the key it stands for?
No. Each mark is a character of its own: ⇧ is U+21E7 and ⏎ is U+23CE, and pressing Shift or Return types neither. No row here has an Alt code or an Option key on the U.S. layout.
Why does a key symbol show as an empty box?
The font on that device has no drawing for it. ⌘, ⌥ and ⌫ have been in Unicode since version 1.1, in 1993. ⎋, ⎈ and ⎇ came with version 3.0 in 1999, and ⏻ dates from 2016.
All 62 key symbols
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⎵Bottom square bracketU+23B5. A flat bracket from the Miscellaneous Technical block, the same shape drawn wider. Unicode gives it no note about keys. ⎵ in HTML.
⎋Broken circle with northwest arrowU+238B. Unicode's note: escape. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
↵Downwards arrow with corner leftwardsU+21B5. An arrow that goes down and turns left. Unicode notes it can mean a carriage return or a new line. ↵ in HTML.
⌫Erase to the leftU+232B. Unicode's note: delete to the left key. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
⌦Erase to the rightU+2326. Unicode's note: delete to the right key. The mirror of ⌫.
⎈Helm symbolU+2388. A ship's wheel. Unicode's note: control. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
␣Open boxU+2423. Unicode's note: graphic for space. Some keyboards, on-screen ones especially, print it on the space bar. ␣ in HTML, \textvisiblespace in LaTeX.
⌥Option keyU+2325. Option key is its Unicode name. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
⌘Place of interest signU+2318. Unicode's notes: command key, and operating system key in ISO/IEC 9995-7. Its Unicode name is Place of interest sign.
⏎Return symbolU+23CE. The mark of the Return key. Unicode notes its glyph can be hollow or filled. Added in Unicode 3.2 (2002).
⇥Rightwards arrow to barU+21E5. An arrow that runs into a bar. Unicode's note: rightward tab. ⇥ in HTML.
⇧Upwards white arrowU+21E7. Unicode's note: shift. A second note names the keyboard standard ISO/IEC 9995-7, where it is level 2 select.
⇪Upwards white arrow from barU+21EA. The Shift arrow standing on a bar. Unicode's note: caps lock.
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Space, return and enter 6
␢Blank symbolU+2422. A letter b with a stroke. Unicode's note: graphic for space. \textblank in LaTeX.
⎆Enter symbolU+2386. Enter symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⍽Shouldered open boxU+237D. Unicode's notes: the ISO/IEC 9995-7 keyboard sign for No Break Space.
Symbol for newlineU+2424. The letters N and L set small, from the Control Pictures block: a picture of the newline character.
␠Symbol for spaceU+2420. The letters S and P set small, from the Control Pictures block: a picture of the space character.
⌤Up arrowhead between two horizontal barsU+2324. An arrowhead between two bars. Unicode's note: enter key.
Shift, lock and tab 9
⇤Leftwards arrow to barU+21E4. The Tab arrow turned round. Unicode's note: leftward tab. ⇤ in HTML.
↹Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to barU+21B9. Both Tab arrows, one over the other. Unicode's note: tab with shift tab.
⇨Rightwards white arrowU+21E8. An outline arrow pointing right. Unicode's note: group select (ISO/IEC 9995-7).
⇰Rightwards white arrow from wallU+21F0. Unicode's note: group lock. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⇫Upwards white arrow on pedestalU+21EB. The Shift arrow on a pedestal. Unicode's note: level 2 lock.
⇬Upwards white arrow on pedestal with horizontal barU+21EC. On a pedestal, with a bar across. Unicode's note: capitals (caps) lock.
⇭Upwards white arrow on pedestal with vertical barU+21ED. On a pedestal, with an upright bar. Unicode's note: numeric lock.
⇮Upwards white double arrowU+21EE. Two arrowheads, one over the other. Unicode's note: level 3 select.
⇯Upwards white double arrow on pedestalU+21EF. The double arrow on a pedestal. Unicode's note: level 3 lock.
Delete, clear and escape 6
⎉Circled horizontal bar with notchU+2389. Unicode's note: pause.
⎚Clear screen symbolU+239A. Clear screen symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
␥Symbol for delete form twoU+2425. Three slanted strokes. Unicode's notes: the ISO/IEC 9995-7 keyboard sign for undoable delete.
⎌Undo symbolU+238C. Undo symbol is its Unicode name: an arrow that loops back.
⌧X in a rectangle boxU+2327. A cross in a box. Unicode's note: clear key.
Modifier keys 3
⎇Alternative key symbolU+2387. Alternative key symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⎄Composition symbolU+2384. Composition symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⌃Up arrowheadU+2303. An open arrowhead. Up arrowhead is its Unicode name, and Unicode gives it no note about keys.
Page and cursor keys 12
⇟Downwards arrow with double strokeU+21DF. A down arrow with two strokes. Unicode's note: page down.
↡Downwards two headed arrowU+21A1. Two heads. Unicode's notes: form feed, and fast cursor down. ↡ in HTML.
↞Leftwards two headed arrowU+219E. Two heads. Unicode's note: fast cursor left. ↞ in HTML.
⎘Next pageU+2398. Next page is its Unicode name.
⇱North west arrow to cornerU+21F1. An arrow into a corner. Unicode's note: home.
↸North west arrow to long barU+21B8. An arrow to a long bar. Unicode's note: home.
⎗Previous pageU+2397. Previous page is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
↠Rightwards two headed arrowU+21A0. Two heads. Unicode's notes: fast cursor right, and a maths use as well. ↠ in HTML.
⇲South east arrow to cornerU+21F2. The opposite corner. Unicode's note: end.
⇳Up down white arrowU+21F3. An outline arrow with two heads. Unicode's note: scrolling.
⇞Upwards arrow with double strokeU+21DE. An up arrow with two strokes. Unicode's note: page up.
↟Upwards two headed arrowU+219F. Two heads. Unicode's note: fast cursor up. ↟ in HTML.
Other keys 7
⎖Decimal separator key symbolU+2396. Decimal separator key symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⏏Eject symbolU+23CF. A triangle over a bar. Unicode's note: UI symbol to eject media. Added in Unicode 4.0 (2003).
⎀Insertion symbolU+2380. Insertion symbol is its Unicode name. Added in Unicode 3.0 (1999).
⌨KeyboardU+2328. Keyboard is its Unicode name: a picture of the whole board. It has the Emoji property.
⏻Power symbolU+23FB. A circle broken by a stroke. Unicode's notes name it the standby and power symbol. Added in Unicode 9.0 (2016), so an older device may draw an empty box.
⎙Print screen symbolU+2399. Print screen symbol is its Unicode name.
⎅White square with centre vertical lineU+2385. A square with a line down the middle. Unicode's note: center.
Ready shortcuts 6
⌘CCommand and CMade of U+2318 and the letter C: the long-standing shortcut for copy.
⌘SCommand and SMade of U+2318 and the letter S: the shortcut for save.
⌘VCommand and VMade of U+2318 and the letter V: the shortcut for paste.
⌘XCommand and XMade of U+2318 and the letter X: the shortcut for cut.
⌘ZCommand and ZMade of U+2318 and the letter Z: the shortcut for undo.
⇧⇥Shift and TabMade of U+21E7 and U+21E5: Shift with Tab, as two marks.