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Keyboard · U+21DE

UnicodeU+21DE (8670)
HTML entity⇞
CSScontent: "\21DE"
JavaScript"\u21DE"
URL encoded%E2%87%9E
UTF-8 size3 bytes
CategoryKeyboard

Keyboard symbols such as Command and Option, used when writing shortcuts.

How to read this

  • A Unicode code point is a name tag unique to each character. Different fonts, same number — still the same character.
  • In HTML, the numeric form &#number; works everywhere. Named entities like ♥ read nicer but exist only for some characters.
  • In CSS, use a backslash and hexadecimal: content: "\2764".
  • If the character shows as a box, the copy did not fail — that font simply has no glyph for it. Another font will show it.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Unicode code point of ⇞?

U+21DE, which is 8670 in decimal. Stored as UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes.

Q. How do I write ⇞ in HTML?

Use ⇞ and every browser shows the same character. This character has no named entity, so the numeric form is the one to use.

Q. How do I use ⇞ in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, content: "\21DE". In JavaScript, "\u21DE". In a URL it becomes %E2%87%9E.

Q. What kind of character is ⇞?

It belongs to the keyboard group. The rest of that group is listed further down this page, ready to copy.

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