How to type ⌦
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2326.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⌦.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2326 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “erase to the right” and double-click ⌦.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⌦ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ⌦ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⌦ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ⌦ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2326, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2326, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “erase to the right”.
Codes for ⌦
| Unicode | U+2326 |
|---|---|
| Official name | ERASE TO THE RIGHT |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ⌦ |
| HTML hex | ⌦ |
| CSS | content: "\2326"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2326" |
| Python | "\u2326" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8C A6 |