Enter Return Key symbol
Type :enter: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Return Symbol · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 3.2, 2002
What ⏎ is for
The return glyph, an arrow that goes down and then left, tracing what a typewriter carriage physically did. One of the few interface symbols that is still a literal picture of the mechanism it replaced.
How to type ⏎
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:enter: 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 23CE with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 23CE then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:enter: :enter_return_key: On the web
HTML ⏎
Unicode U+23CE
JavaScript '\u{23CE}'
CSS "\23CE"
Python '\u23CE'
URL %E2%8F%8E
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