Power On symbol
Type :power_on: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Power On Symbol · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 9.0, 2016
What ⏽ is for
A plain vertical line, the IEC 5007 symbol for on. It is the | on a rocker switch, the other half of the circle that means off.
How to type ⏽
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:power_on: 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 23FD with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 23FD then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:power_on: On the web
HTML ⏽
Unicode U+23FD
JavaScript '\u{23FD}'
CSS "\23FD"
Python '\u23FD'
URL %E2%8F%BD
What ⏽ gets mistaken for
vertical bar
The pipe from your keyboard. It looks the same in most fonts, so in running text the power symbol only helps if the reader knows to look for it.
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