Apple Keyboard Key Symbols ⌘ ⌥
Apple keyboard key symbols
Here is the Apple's key symbols in Unicode.
- command ⌘ U+2318: PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN
- option ⌥ U+2325: OPTION KEY
- control ^ U+5E: CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
- shift ⇧ U+21E7: UPWARDS WHITE ARROW
- enter (on number pad) ⌤ U+2324: UP ARROWHEAD BETWEEN TWO HORIZONTAL BARS
- return ↩ U+21A9: LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK
- up ↑ U+2191: UPWARDS ARROW
- down ↓ U+2193: DOWNWARDS ARROW
- right → U+2192: RIGHTWARDS ARROW
- left ← U+2190: LEFTWARDS ARROW
- page up ⇞ U+21DE: UPWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE STROKE
- page down ⇟ U+21DF: DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE STROKE
- home ↖ U+2196: NORTH WEST ARROW
- end ↘ U+2198: SOUTH EAST ARROW
- delete ⌫ U+232B: ERASE TO THE LEFT
- ⌦ U+2326: ERASE TO THE RIGHT
- escape ⎋ U+238B: BROKEN CIRCLE WITH NORTHWEST ARROW
Mac keyboard key unicode symbol change
[see Mac Keyboard Viewer]
Mac finally changed its home/end key symbols from the incomprehensible ↖ ↘ to the make sense ⤒ ⤓.
Though, arrows was ⇠ ⇢ ⇡ ⇣ is now ▲ ▼ ◀ ▶.
I guess that match the symbol printed on keycaps.
While page up/down ⇞ ⇟ became generic ↑ ↓. Also worse.
Note that logitech non-gaming keyboards also use ▲ ▼ ◀ ▶. for arrow key's key label.
[see Logitech Non-Gaming Keyboards]
Note that the home/end keys on Mac moves to top/bottom of file. While on Microsoft Windows and linux, it moves to beginning/end of line.
See also: Keyboard Home/End Keys Arrangement
for laptop key labels, see Evolution of Laptop Keyboard
Key labels on Apple international keyboards
One interesting thing about Apple keyboard is that, for their international versions, the key label use symbols instead of English words, for keys such as {Return, Tab, Shift, PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, etc}. For US and English-speaking countries, it uses English words only. [see Keyboard Enter/Return Key Symbol]
MacBook Pro keyboard, Canadian Multilingual Layout
