Technical Symbols
The symbols on and around your keyboard: ⌘ command , ⌥ option , ⇧ shift and ⏎ return , the media and power controls from play to standby, the printable control pictures, and the rest of the Unicode technical block including APL and bracket pieces. Click any symbol to copy it.
The Mac key symbols date back to early Apple keyboards and still appear in every macOS menu. The control pictures are stand-ins that let you show invisible characters like null, escape and delete in visible print.
Mac & keyboard keys 19 ⌘ place of interest sign ⌘ · U+2318 ⌥ option key ⌥ · U+2325 ⇧ upwards white arrow ⇧ · U+21E7 ⇪ upwards white arrow from bar ⇪ · U+21EA ⌃ up arrowhead ⌃ · U+2303 ⎋ broken circle with northwest arrow ⎋ · U+238B ⌫ erase to the left ⌫ · U+232B ⌦ erase to the right ⌦ · U+2326 ⏎ return symbol ⏎ · U+23CE ⇥ rightwards arrow to bar ⇥ · U+21E5 ↹ leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar ↹ · U+21B9 ⌤ up arrowhead between two horizontal bars ⌤ · U+2324 ⏏ eject symbol ⏏ · U+23CF ␣ open box ␣ · U+2423 ⌧ x in a rectangle box ⌧ · U+2327 ⎇ alternative key symbol ⎇ · U+2387 ⎄ composition symbol ⎄ · U+2384 ⌚ watch ⌚ · U+231A ⌛ hourglass ⌛ · U+231B
Media, time & power 22 ⏩ black right-pointing double triangle ⏩ · U+23E9 ⏪ black left-pointing double triangle ⏪ · U+23EA ⏫ black up-pointing double triangle ⏫ · U+23EB ⏬ black down-pointing double triangle ⏬ · U+23EC ⏭ black right-pointing double triangle with vertical bar ⏭ · U+23ED ⏮ black left-pointing double triangle with vertical bar ⏮ · U+23EE ⏯ black right-pointing triangle with double vertical bar ⏯ · U+23EF ⏰ alarm clock ⏰ · U+23F0 ⏱ stopwatch ⏱ · U+23F1 ⏲ timer clock ⏲ · U+23F2 ⏳ hourglass with flowing sand ⏳ · U+23F3 ⏴ black medium left-pointing triangle ⏴ · U+23F4 ⏵ black medium right-pointing triangle ⏵ · U+23F5 ⏶ black medium up-pointing triangle ⏶ · U+23F6 ⏷ black medium down-pointing triangle ⏷ · U+23F7 ⏸ double vertical bar ⏸ · U+23F8 ⏹ black square for stop ⏹ · U+23F9 ⏺ black circle for record ⏺ · U+23FA ⏻ power symbol ⏻ · U+23FB ⏼ power on-off symbol ⏼ · U+23FC ⏽ power on symbol ⏽ · U+23FD ⏾ power sleep symbol ⏾ · U+23FE
Control pictures 39 ␀ symbol for null ␀ · U+2400 ␁ symbol for start of heading ␁ · U+2401 ␂ symbol for start of text ␂ · U+2402 ␃ symbol for end of text ␃ · U+2403 ␄ symbol for end of transmission ␄ · U+2404 ␅ symbol for enquiry ␅ · U+2405 ␆ symbol for acknowledge ␆ · U+2406 ␇ symbol for bell ␇ · U+2407 ␈ symbol for backspace ␈ · U+2408 ␉ symbol for horizontal tabulation ␉ · U+2409 ␊ symbol for line feed ␊ · U+240A ␋ symbol for vertical tabulation ␋ · U+240B ␌ symbol for form feed ␌ · U+240C ␍ symbol for carriage return ␍ · U+240D ␎ symbol for shift out ␎ · U+240E ␏ symbol for shift in ␏ · U+240F ␐ symbol for data link escape ␐ · U+2410 ␑ symbol for device control one ␑ · U+2411 ␒ symbol for device control two ␒ · U+2412 ␓ symbol for device control three ␓ · U+2413 ␔ symbol for device control four ␔ · U+2414 ␕ symbol for negative acknowledge ␕ · U+2415 ␖ symbol for synchronous idle ␖ · U+2416 ␗ symbol for end of transmission block ␗ · U+2417 ␘ symbol for cancel ␘ · U+2418 ␙ symbol for end of medium ␙ · U+2419 ␚ symbol for substitute ␚ · U+241A ␛ symbol for escape ␛ · U+241B ␜ symbol for file separator ␜ · U+241C ␝ symbol for group separator ␝ · U+241D ␞ symbol for record separator ␞ · U+241E ␟ symbol for unit separator ␟ · U+241F ␠ symbol for space ␠ · U+2420 ␡ symbol for delete ␡ · U+2421 ␢ blank symbol ␢ · U+2422 ␣ open box ␣ · U+2423  symbol for newline ␤ · U+2424 ␥ symbol for delete form two ␥ · U+2425 ␦ symbol for substitute form two ␦ · U+2426
More technical symbols 220 ⌀ diameter sign ⌀ · U+2300 ⌁ electric arrow ⌁ · U+2301 ⌂ house ⌂ · U+2302 ⌄ down arrowhead ⌄ · U+2304 ⌅ projective ⌅ · U+2305 ⌆ perspective ⌆ · U+2306 ⌇ wavy line ⌇ · U+2307 ⌈ left ceiling ⌈ · U+2308 ⌉ right ceiling ⌉ · U+2309 ⌊ left floor ⌊ · U+230A ⌋ right floor ⌋ · U+230B ⌌ bottom right crop ⌌ · U+230C ⌍ bottom left crop ⌍ · U+230D ⌎ top right crop ⌎ · U+230E ⌏ top left crop ⌏ · U+230F ⌐ reversed not sign ⌐ · U+2310 ⌑ square lozenge ⌑ · U+2311 ⌒ arc ⌒ · U+2312 ⌓ segment ⌓ · U+2313 ⌔ sector ⌔ · U+2314 ⌕ telephone recorder ⌕ · U+2315 ⌖ position indicator ⌖ · U+2316 ⌗ viewdata square ⌗ · U+2317 ⌙ turned not sign ⌙ · U+2319 ⌜ top left corner ⌜ · U+231C ⌝ top right corner ⌝ · U+231D ⌞ bottom left corner ⌞ · U+231E ⌟ bottom right corner ⌟ · U+231F ⌠ top half integral ⌠ · U+2320 ⌡ bottom half integral ⌡ · U+2321 ⌢ frown ⌢ · U+2322 ⌣ smile ⌣ · U+2323 ⌨ keyboard ⌨ · U+2328 〈 left-pointing angle bracket 〈 · U+2329 〉 right-pointing angle bracket 〉 · U+232A ⌬ benzene ring ⌬ · U+232C ⌭ cylindricity ⌭ · U+232D ⌮ all around-profile ⌮ · U+232E ⌯ symmetry ⌯ · U+232F ⌰ total runout ⌰ · U+2330 ⌱ dimension origin ⌱ · U+2331 ⌲ conical taper ⌲ · U+2332 ⌳ slope ⌳ · U+2333 ⌴ counterbore ⌴ · U+2334 ⌵ countersink ⌵ · U+2335 ⌶ apl functional symbol i-beam ⌶ · U+2336 ⌷ apl functional symbol squish quad ⌷ · U+2337 ⌸ apl functional symbol quad equal ⌸ · U+2338 ⌹ apl functional symbol quad divide ⌹ · U+2339 ⌺ apl functional symbol quad diamond ⌺ · U+233A ⌻ apl functional symbol quad jot ⌻ · U+233B ⌼ apl functional symbol quad circle ⌼ · U+233C ⌽ apl functional symbol circle stile ⌽ · U+233D ⌾ apl functional symbol circle jot ⌾ · U+233E ⌿ apl functional symbol slash bar ⌿ · U+233F ⍀ apl functional symbol backslash bar ⍀ · U+2340 ⍁ apl functional symbol quad slash ⍁ · U+2341 ⍂ apl functional symbol quad backslash ⍂ · U+2342 ⍃ apl functional symbol quad less-than ⍃ · U+2343 ⍄ apl functional symbol quad greater-than ⍄ · U+2344 ⍅ apl functional symbol leftwards vane ⍅ · U+2345 ⍆ apl functional symbol rightwards vane ⍆ · U+2346 ⍇ apl functional symbol quad leftwards arrow ⍇ · U+2347 ⍈ apl functional symbol quad rightwards arrow ⍈ · U+2348 ⍉ apl functional symbol circle backslash ⍉ · U+2349 ⍊ apl functional symbol down tack underbar ⍊ · U+234A ⍋ apl functional symbol delta stile ⍋ · U+234B ⍌ apl functional symbol quad down caret ⍌ · U+234C ⍍ apl functional symbol quad delta ⍍ · U+234D ⍎ apl functional symbol down tack jot ⍎ · U+234E ⍏ apl functional symbol upwards vane ⍏ · U+234F ⍐ apl functional symbol quad upwards arrow ⍐ · U+2350 ⍑ apl functional symbol up tack overbar ⍑ · U+2351 ⍒ apl functional symbol del stile ⍒ · U+2352 ⍓ apl functional symbol quad up caret ⍓ · U+2353 ⍔ apl functional symbol quad del ⍔ · U+2354 ⍕ apl functional symbol up tack jot ⍕ · U+2355 ⍖ apl functional symbol downwards vane ⍖ · U+2356 ⍗ apl functional symbol quad downwards arrow ⍗ · U+2357 ⍘ apl functional symbol quote underbar ⍘ · U+2358 ⍙ apl functional symbol delta underbar ⍙ · U+2359 ⍚ apl functional symbol diamond underbar ⍚ · U+235A ⍛ apl functional symbol jot underbar ⍛ · U+235B ⍜ apl functional symbol circle underbar ⍜ · U+235C ⍝ apl functional symbol up shoe jot ⍝ · U+235D ⍞ apl functional symbol quote quad ⍞ · U+235E ⍟ apl functional symbol circle star ⍟ · U+235F ⍠ apl functional symbol quad colon ⍠ · U+2360 ⍡ apl functional symbol up tack diaeresis ⍡ · U+2361 ⍢ apl functional symbol del diaeresis ⍢ · U+2362 ⍣ apl functional symbol star diaeresis ⍣ · U+2363 ⍤ apl functional symbol jot diaeresis ⍤ · U+2364 ⍥ apl functional symbol circle diaeresis ⍥ · U+2365 ⍦ apl functional symbol down shoe stile ⍦ · U+2366 ⍧ apl functional symbol left shoe stile ⍧ · U+2367 ⍨ apl functional symbol tilde diaeresis ⍨ · U+2368 ⍩ apl functional symbol greater-than diaeresis ⍩ · U+2369 ⍪ apl functional symbol comma bar ⍪ · U+236A ⍫ apl functional symbol del tilde ⍫ · U+236B ⍬ apl functional symbol zilde ⍬ · U+236C ⍭ apl functional symbol stile tilde ⍭ · U+236D ⍮ apl functional symbol semicolon underbar ⍮ · U+236E ⍯ apl functional symbol quad not equal ⍯ · U+236F ⍰ apl functional symbol quad question ⍰ · U+2370 ⍱ apl functional symbol down caret tilde ⍱ · U+2371 ⍲ apl functional symbol up caret tilde ⍲ · U+2372 ⍳ apl functional symbol iota ⍳ · U+2373 ⍴ apl functional symbol rho ⍴ · U+2374 ⍵ apl functional symbol omega ⍵ · U+2375 ⍶ apl functional symbol alpha underbar ⍶ · U+2376 ⍷ apl functional symbol epsilon underbar ⍷ · U+2377 ⍸ apl functional symbol iota underbar ⍸ · U+2378 ⍹ apl functional symbol omega underbar ⍹ · U+2379 ⍺ apl functional symbol alpha ⍺ · U+237A ⍻ not check mark ⍻ · U+237B ⍼ right angle with downwards zigzag arrow ⍼ · U+237C ⍽ shouldered open box ⍽ · U+237D ⍾ bell symbol ⍾ · U+237E ⍿ vertical line with middle dot ⍿ · U+237F ⎀ insertion symbol ⎀ · U+2380 ⎁ continuous underline symbol ⎁ · U+2381 ⎂ discontinuous underline symbol ⎂ · U+2382 ⎃ emphasis symbol ⎃ · U+2383 ⎅ white square with centre vertical line ⎅ · U+2385 ⎆ enter symbol ⎆ · U+2386 ⎈ helm symbol ⎈ · U+2388 ⎉ circled horizontal bar with notch ⎉ · U+2389 ⎊ circled triangle down ⎊ · U+238A ⎌ undo symbol ⎌ · U+238C ⎍ monostable symbol ⎍ · U+238D ⎎ hysteresis symbol ⎎ · U+238E ⎏ open-circuit-output h-type symbol ⎏ · U+238F ⎐ open-circuit-output l-type symbol ⎐ · U+2390 ⎑ passive-pull-down-output symbol ⎑ · U+2391 ⎒ passive-pull-up-output symbol ⎒ · U+2392 ⎓ direct current symbol form two ⎓ · U+2393 ⎔ software-function symbol ⎔ · U+2394 ⎕ apl functional symbol quad ⎕ · U+2395 ⎖ decimal separator key symbol ⎖ · U+2396 ⎗ previous page ⎗ · U+2397 ⎘ next page ⎘ · U+2398 ⎙ print screen symbol ⎙ · U+2399 ⎚ clear screen symbol ⎚ · U+239A ⎛ left parenthesis upper hook ⎛ · U+239B ⎜ left parenthesis extension ⎜ · U+239C ⎝ left parenthesis lower hook ⎝ · U+239D ⎞ right parenthesis upper hook ⎞ · U+239E ⎟ right parenthesis extension ⎟ · U+239F ⎠ right parenthesis lower hook ⎠ · U+23A0 ⎡ left square bracket upper corner ⎡ · U+23A1 ⎢ left square bracket extension ⎢ · U+23A2 ⎣ left square bracket lower corner ⎣ · U+23A3 ⎤ right square bracket upper corner ⎤ · U+23A4 ⎥ right square bracket extension ⎥ · U+23A5 ⎦ right square bracket lower corner ⎦ · U+23A6 ⎧ left curly bracket upper hook ⎧ · U+23A7 ⎨ left curly bracket middle piece ⎨ · U+23A8 ⎩ left curly bracket lower hook ⎩ · U+23A9 ⎪ curly bracket extension ⎪ · U+23AA ⎫ right curly bracket upper hook ⎫ · U+23AB ⎬ right curly bracket middle piece ⎬ · U+23AC ⎭ right curly bracket lower hook ⎭ · U+23AD ⎮ integral extension ⎮ · U+23AE ⎯ horizontal line extension ⎯ · U+23AF ⎰ upper left or lower right curly bracket section ⎰ · U+23B0 ⎱ upper right or lower left curly bracket section ⎱ · U+23B1 ⎲ summation top ⎲ · U+23B2 ⎳ summation bottom ⎳ · U+23B3 ⎴ top square bracket ⎴ · U+23B4 ⎵ bottom square bracket ⎵ · U+23B5 ⎶ bottom square bracket over top square bracket ⎶ · U+23B6 ⎷ radical symbol bottom ⎷ · U+23B7 ⎸ left vertical box line ⎸ · U+23B8 ⎹ right vertical box line ⎹ · U+23B9 ⎺ horizontal scan line-1 ⎺ · U+23BA ⎻ horizontal scan line-3 ⎻ · U+23BB ⎼ horizontal scan line-7 ⎼ · U+23BC ⎽ horizontal scan line-9 ⎽ · U+23BD ⎾ dentistry symbol light vertical and top right ⎾ · U+23BE ⎿ dentistry symbol light vertical and bottom right ⎿ · U+23BF ⏀ dentistry symbol light vertical with circle ⏀ · U+23C0 ⏁ dentistry symbol light down and horizontal with circle ⏁ · U+23C1 ⏂ dentistry symbol light up and horizontal with circle ⏂ · U+23C2 ⏃ dentistry symbol light vertical with triangle ⏃ · U+23C3 ⏄ dentistry symbol light down and horizontal with triangle ⏄ · U+23C4 ⏅ dentistry symbol light up and horizontal with triangle ⏅ · U+23C5 ⏆ dentistry symbol light vertical and wave ⏆ · U+23C6 ⏇ dentistry symbol light down and horizontal with wave ⏇ · U+23C7 ⏈ dentistry symbol light up and horizontal with wave ⏈ · U+23C8 ⏉ dentistry symbol light down and horizontal ⏉ · U+23C9 ⏊ dentistry symbol light up and horizontal ⏊ · U+23CA ⏋ dentistry symbol light vertical and top left ⏋ · U+23CB ⏌ dentistry symbol light vertical and bottom left ⏌ · U+23CC ⏍ square foot ⏍ · U+23CD ⏐ vertical line extension ⏐ · U+23D0 ⏑ metrical breve ⏑ · U+23D1 ⏒ metrical long over short ⏒ · U+23D2 ⏓ metrical short over long ⏓ · U+23D3 ⏔ metrical long over two shorts ⏔ · U+23D4 ⏕ metrical two shorts over long ⏕ · U+23D5 ⏖ metrical two shorts joined ⏖ · U+23D6 ⏗ metrical triseme ⏗ · U+23D7 ⏘ metrical tetraseme ⏘ · U+23D8 ⏙ metrical pentaseme ⏙ · U+23D9 ⏚ earth ground ⏚ · U+23DA ⏛ fuse ⏛ · U+23DB ⏜ top parenthesis ⏜ · U+23DC ⏝ bottom parenthesis ⏝ · U+23DD ⏞ top curly bracket ⏞ · U+23DE ⏟ bottom curly bracket ⏟ · U+23DF ⏠ top tortoise shell bracket ⏠ · U+23E0 ⏡ bottom tortoise shell bracket ⏡ · U+23E1 ⏢ white trapezium ⏢ · U+23E2 ⏣ benzene ring with circle ⏣ · U+23E3 ⏤ straightness ⏤ · U+23E4 ⏥ flatness ⏥ · U+23E5 ⏦ ac current ⏦ · U+23E6 ⏧ electrical intersection ⏧ · U+23E7 ⏨ decimal exponent symbol ⏨ · U+23E8 ⏿ observer eye symbol ⏿ · U+23FF