Power Button symbol
Type :power: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Power Symbol · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 9.0, 2016
What ⏻ is for
The standby symbol from IEC 5009, a broken circle with a line through the top, which is printed on nearly every power button. It came into Unicode in 2016 along with the rest of the power symbols, after a campaign to get them encoded.
How to type ⏻
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:power: 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 23FB with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 23FB then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:power: :power_button: On the web
HTML ⏻
Unicode U+23FB
JavaScript '\u{23FB}'
CSS "\23FB"
Python '\u23FB'
URL %E2%8F%BB
What ⏻ gets mistaken for
power on off toggle
The closed circle with the line inside, for a button that switches fully on and off rather than to standby.
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