Clear Key symbol
Type :clear_key: · Tech & keys
Unicode name X In A Rectangle Box · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⌧ is for
An x in a box, the clear key at the top of the numeric keypad on full size Mac keyboards. Outside keyboard docs it also works as a close or clear button drawn in text.
How to type ⌧
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:clear_key: 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 2327 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2327 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:clear_key: On the web
HTML ⌧
Unicode U+2327
JavaScript '\u{2327}'
CSS "\2327"
Python '\u2327'
URL %E2%8C%A7
What ⌧ gets mistaken for
crossed box
A ballot box with an x, meaning a ticked or rejected option on a form. Same shape, different job.
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