Technical and keyboard symbols
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About these technical
Technical symbols: keyboard keys ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎, media buttons ⏯ ⏹, office and engineering signs like ⌀ and ⌛.
This set has 120 symbols in 4 groups: key symbols (26), media controls (24), office and tools (33), more (37).
The oldest came with Unicode 1.1 in 1993; the newest arrived in Unicode 9.0 (2016), so very old phones may miss a few.
How to type the popular technical
Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.
| Symbol | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| ⌀Diameter symbol | 2300 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ℡Telephone sign (TEL) | 2121 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ⌘Command key symbol | 2318 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ⌥Option key symbol | 2325 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ⇧Shift key symbol | 21E7 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ✉Envelope symbol | 2709 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ☎Telephone symbol | 260E Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ✂Scissors symbol | 2702 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
Symbols or emoji?
All 120 are text symbols, not emoji: they take the colour, size and font of the text around them, so they fit neatly into names, bios and documents.
Some characters exist in both forms. ⏏ (U+23CF) is a text symbol; add the invisible emoji selector U+FE0F and it becomes the emoji ⏏️ on most phones.
Unicode blocks and versions
They come from 8 Unicode blocks; most of them (54) from the Miscellaneous Technical block.
| Unicode block | Symbols | Unicode versions |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Technical | 54 | 1.1, 3.0, 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 6.0, 7.0, 9.0 |
| Control Pictures | 39 | 1.1, 3.0 |
| Dingbats | 10 | 1.1 |
| Arrows | 5 | 1.1 |
| Miscellaneous Symbols | 5 | 1.1, 4.1, 5.2 |
| Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs | 5 | 7.0 |
| Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows | 1 | 5.2 |
| Letterlike Symbols | 1 | 1.1 |
Questions people ask
How do I copy technical?
Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.
Why do some technical show as boxes?
A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 9.0 (2016) and need a recent system update.
How do I type ⌀ on a keyboard?
On Windows: 2300 Alt+X. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+⌘+Space and search for it. On a phone, copy ⌀ from here. All methods for ⌀.
Are these emoji?
No. They are text symbols: they follow your text colour and font, unlike emoji, which are colour pictures drawn by the device.
Where can I use them?
Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.