What ⎃ means
It labels the keyboard function for emphasis.
ISO/IEC 9995-7:1994 is a standard for keyboard layouts in text and office systems; Unicode groups ⎃ among its function symbols.
Why does ⎃ look different across fonts?
The font can change the displayed shape.
Unicode 16.0 notes that a suitable font may be needed to show the glyph variation required by ISO/IEC 9995-7.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
2
Related characters
2
Questions people ask
1Why does ⎃ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find ⎃
- Search it as
- keyboard emphasis symbol · type ⎃
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⎃CSS
\2383Linux (GTK apps)
To type ⎃ on Linux GTK apps, press CtrlShiftU, type 2383, then press Enter.
Windows (Unicode Hex Input)
With Unicode Hex Input enabled, hold Alt, type 2383 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⎃
HTML hex
⎃
CSS content
content: "\2383";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8E%83
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.