Command, Option, & Shift Symbols in Unicode

Command, Option, & Shift Symbols in Unicode

Update: Ratty in the comment noted that ⎋ is actually the ESC key button not the power button.
Update 2012: Added more symbols.

Unicode does define some other characters which are sort of Mac-specific.

⌘ – ⌘ – ⌘ – the Command Key symbol
⌥ – ⌥ – ⌥ – the Option Key symbol
⇧ – ⇧ – ⇧ – the Shift Key symbol
⎋ – ⎋ – ⎋ – the ESC Key symbol
⇪ – ⇪ – ⇪ – the Capslock symbol
⏎ – ⏎ – ⏎ – the Return symbol
⌫ – ⌫ – ⌫ – the Delete / Backspace symbol

Note: The Power Button and Shift Key are not Mac-specific. The power button is described as “broken circle with northwest arrow”, or an escape character from ISO9995-7. The shift key is described as an “outline up-arrow”.

Even though these are defined in standard Unicode, there is no guarantee that they will exist in the font of the receiving browser, but they’re at least globally defined, so they’re fair game.