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Unicode Code Points for Mac OS Keyboard Symbols

In the Menu Bar, these are displayed in Lucida Grande (16 pt):

Modifiers: Command (⌘): U+2318, UTF-8 E2 8C 98, PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN Option (⌥): U+2325, UTF-8 E2 8C A5, OPTION KEY Option Right (⎇): U+2387, UTF-8 E2 8E 87, ALTERNATIVE KEY SYMBOL Control (⌃): U+2303, UTF-8 E2 8C 83, UP ARROWHEAD Shift (⇧): U+2157, UTF-8 E2 87 A7, UPWARDS WHITE ARROW Caps Lock (⇪): U+215A, UTF-8 E2 87 AA, UPWARDS WHITE ARROW FROM BAR

Keys: Enter (⌤): U+2324, UTF-8 E2 8C A4, UP ARROWHEAD BETWEEN TWO HORIZONTAL BARS Space (␣): U+2423, UTF-8 E2 90 A3, OPEN BOX Escape (⎋): U+238B, UTF-8 E2 8E 8B, BROKEN CIRCLE WITH NORTHWEST ARROW Eject (⏏): U+23CF, UTF-8 E2 8F 8F, EJECT SYMBOL Backspace (⌫): U+232B, UTF-8 E2 8C AB, ERASE TO THE LEFT Delete (⌦): U+2326, UTF-8 E2 8C A6, ERASE TO THE RIGHT Tab Forward (⇥): U+21E5, UTF-8 E2 87 A5, RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR Tab Backward (⇤): U+21E4, UTF-8 E2 87 A4, LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR Return (↩): U+21A9, UTF-8 E2 86 A9, LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK

Arrows Keys: Up Arrow (↑): U+2191, UTF-8 E2 86 91, UPWARDS ARROW Down Arrow (↓): U+2193, UTF-8 E2 86 93, DOWNWARDS ARROW Left Arrow (←): U+2190, UTF-8 E2 86 90, LEFTWARDS ARROW Right Arrow (→): U+2192, UTF-8 E2 86 92, RIGHTWARDS ARROW

Miscellany: Watch (⌚): U+231A, UTF-8 E2 8C 9A, WATCH Apple Logo (): U+F8FF, UTF-8 EF A3 BF, (no name, in private use area)



last updated march 2012