A table of special Apple symbols and their values

Nov 08, '07 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: joelbruner

Below is a table of symbols used in OS X menus to represent special and modifier keys; read on for how to create them in OS X, and for use in HTML and Javascript.

SymbolNameHexDec
Shift21E78679
Control23038963
Option23258997
Command23188984
Delete Right23268998
Delete Left232B9003
Escape238B9099
Eject23CF9167
Return21A98167
Left Arrow21908592
Up Arrow21918593
Right Arrow21928594
Down Arrow21938595
Page Up21DE8670
Page Down21DF8671
Home21968598
End21988600
Tab21E58677
NumLock21ED8685
Clear23278999
Enter23058965
Apple SymbolF8FF63743

Note that some of the glyphs may not render on other platforms if a Unicode font is not installed, but they should work on any Mac.

Here's how to create these symbols on your keyboard in OS X:

  1. Basic setup; to be done once:
  2. Click the flag and select U+ Unicode Hex Input
  3. Hold down Option while entering the hexadecimal value and the symbol appears
To use these symbols in HTML: To use these symbols in Javascript, prefix the hexadecimal value with u.

[robg adds: The table above is my work, so I apologize for any errors I made in modifying the original submission.]

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