Computing Symbols in Unicode

Xah Lee, 2010-09-03, …, 2012-05-13

This page collects Unicode characters that are related to computing. For example, symbols for keyboard keys, symbols to represent line returns, enter, paragraph, file, window, cursor, etc.

Arrows

Arrow keys ↑ ↓ ← → ◀ ▶ ▲ ▼ ◁ ▷ △ ▽ ⇦ ⇨ ⇧ ⇩ ⬅ ⬆ ⬇ ➡

More arrows ↔ ↕ ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ↮ ⬄ ⇳ ⬀ ⬁ ⬂ ⬃ ⬈ ⬉ ⬊ ⬋ ⬌ ⬍ ☞ ☜ ☝ ☟

More: Arrows in Unicode.

Keyboard Symbols, Characters

Return, Enter ↵ ↩ ⏎ ⌤; Tabs, indent ⇄ ↹ ⇤ ⇥ ↤ ↦ ◁ ▷; Esc ⎋; Delete, clear ⌫ ⌦ ⌧; Clear screen ⎚; Home/End ↖ ↘ ⇱ ⇲ ⇤ ⇥; Page Up/Down key ⇞ ⇟ ⎗ ⎘ △ ▽ ▲ ▼; Modifier keys ⇧ ⇪ ‸ ⌘ ⌥ ⎇;

Cut ✂ ✄; Undo, redo ⎌ ↶ ↷ ↺ ↻; Reload, refresh ⟲ ⟳;

Sample Use

• A Short Survey of Keyboard Shortcut Notations
• Emacs's Keybinding Layout
• Emacs's Command Frequency

Character Representation

ASCII control characters glyph etc ␀ ␁ ␂ ␃ ␄ ␅ ␆ ␇ ␈ ␉ ␊ ␋ ␌ ␍ ␎ ␏ ␐ ␑ ␒ ␓ ␔ ␕ ␖ ␗ ␘ ␙ ␚ ␛ ␜ ␝ ␞ ␟ ␡;

misc: ␁ ␂ ␁ ␂ ␠ ␤;

�;

ascending, decending, conjunction, opposition ☊ ☋ ☌ ☍

Sample usage:

• Emacs's Key Notations Explained (/r, ^M, C-m, RET, <return>, M-, meta)
• How to Use and Setup Emacs's whitespace-mode

Computing Interfac Icons

Watch ⌚; Hourglass ⌛ ⧗ ⧖; Cursor ⌖ ▮ ▯; vertical bar ❘ ❙ ❚; I-beam ⌶;

Eject ⏏; keyboard ⌨; tape drive ✇; print ⎙; mail ✉; write/comment ✍ ✎ ✏ ✐ ✑ ✒; home ⌂;

APL Programing Language Symbols

⌶ ⌷ ⌸ ⌹ ⌺ ⌻ ⌼ ⌽ ⌾ ⌿ ⍀ ⍁ ⍂ ⍃ ⍄ ⍅ ⍆ ⍇ ⍈ ⍉ ⍊ ⍋ ⍌ ⍍ ⍎ ⍏ ⍐ ⍑ ⍒ ⍓ ⍔ ⍕ ⍖ ⍗ ⍘ ⍙ ⍚ ⍛ ⍜ ⍝ ⍞ ⍟ ⍠ ⍡ ⍢ ⍣ ⍤ ⍥ ⍦ ⍧ ⍨ ⍩ ⍪ ⍫ ⍬ ⍭ ⍮ ⍯ ⍰ ⍱ ⍲ ⍳ ⍴ ⍵ ⍶ ⍷ ⍸ ⍹ ⍺ ⎕;

• How to Create a APL or Math Symbols Keyboard Layout

Others

Misc icons ⌗ ⎆;

checkmarks ✓ ✔ ✗ ✘ ☐ ☑ ☒ 𐄂 ⍻ ❍ ❏ ❐ ❑ ❒;

Misc ⌜ ⌝ ⌞ ⌟ ⎔ ⎖ ⎀ ⎁ ⎂ ⎃ ⎄ ⎅;

Electricity ⎓ ⎉ ⎊ ⏚ ⏛ ⏦ ⏧ ⎏ ⎐;

unsorted ƒ ␥ ␦;

Optical Character Recognition ⑀ ⑁ ⑂ ⑃ ⑄ ⑅ ⑆ ⑇ ⑈ ⑉ ⑊;

• ⏯ play/stop
• ⏩ fast forward
• ⏪ rewind
• ⏭ fast forward to end
• ⏮ rewind to beginning
• ⏫ fast upward
• ⏬ fast downward

See also:

• Best Fonts for Unicode
• Unicode Character Shows Blank, Question Mark, Gibberish