Option Key Symbol ⌥
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Option Key Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Option Key |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2325 |
| CSS Code | \2325 |
| Hex Code | ⌥ |
| HTML Code | ⌥ |
Option Key Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x8C 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2325 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002325 |
Table of contents
- Option Key PNG and SVG files
- How to type option key on Microsoft Word
- How to type option key on Microsoft Windows
- How to type option key on Mac OS
- How to type option key on Linux
- How to type option key on IOS and Android
- How to use option key in CSS
- How to use option key in HTML
- Option Key representation in programming languages
Option Key symbol's PNG and SVG files
How to add option key symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the option key on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type option key symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the option key on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 3 2 5
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2 3 2 5 is now transformed into ⌥
How to type option key symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the option key on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type option key on your windows machine.
How to type option key symbol on Mac OS
You can type the option key on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type “Option Key” in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
How to type option key symbol on Linux
You can type the option key on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 2 3 2 5 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type option key symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the option key on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use option key in CSS
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// css example
span {
content: "\2325";
}
How to type option key in HTML
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// html example
<span>⌥</span>
Option Key symbol representation in programming languages
option key's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
| Rust | \u{2325} |
| Ruby | \u{2325} |
| Python | \u2325 |
| PHP | \u{2325} |
| Perl | "\x{2325}" |
| Java | \u2325 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2325} |
| JavaScript | \u2325 |
| Go | \u2325 |
| C# | \u2325 |
| C and C++ | \u2325 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2325 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2325' |