Caps Lock Key symbol
Type :caps: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Upwards White Arrow From Bar · Arrows block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⇪ is for
The Mac caps lock glyph, a hollow up arrow with a bar underneath, and the only one of the transport and lock keys here with no colour emoji competing for it. It belongs with ⌘, ⌥, ⇧ and ⌃ in any shortcut written out properly, and it is the one people cannot find when they need it.
How to type ⇪
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:caps: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 21EA with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 21EA then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:caps: :caps_lock_key: On the web
HTML ⇪
Unicode U+21EA
JavaScript '\u{21EA}'
CSS "\21EA"
Python '\u21EA'
URL %E2%87%AA
What ⇪ gets mistaken for
The same hollow arrow without the bar. Shift is momentary, caps lock latches, and the bar underneath is the whole visual difference.
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