Option Alt Key symbol
Type :alt: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Option Key · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ⌥ is for
The Mac option key, labelled alt on some keyboards and in most cross-platform documentation. Worth writing with the real glyph in any Mac-facing instructions, since that is what is printed on the key.
How to type ⌥
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:alt: 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 2325 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2325 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:alt: :opt::option_alt_key: On the web
HTML ⌥
Unicode U+2325
JavaScript '\u{2325}'
CSS "\2325"
Python '\u2325'
URL %E2%8C%A5
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