What ⎈ means
As a control key symbol, ⎈ can label Control. It is a generic technical sign adapted for keytops.
Where might ⎈ appear?
A keyboard reference lists it on French Canadian MacBooks and in some Linux documentation. One Emacs discussion, about a text editor, proposed it instead of C in displayed key sequences. As of 2026, these are niche conventions, not a universal key label.
As of 2026, font support varies. If you see a missing-glyph box for ⎈, that font lacks the character.
Technical, keyboard-documentation tone.
In casual chat, readers may miss the Control-key meaning.
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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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 ⎈
- Also called
- Control key symbol
- Search it as
- Ctrl symbol · keyboard notation · ship wheel symbol · keytop symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⎈\2388Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.