A standard keyboard has different type of keys like alphanumeric, punctuation and function keys. In addition, there are some modifier keys that you can use with other keys. Shift, Alt, Caps Lock, Control in Windows and Command, Option in macOS are some of the modifier keys available on the keyboard. All these keys have symbols to indicate them though it is not in common practice. In this article, we will explain how to type Caps Lock symbol that many do not know it exists.
Symbol Display
Caps lock is represented with a arrow on top of a small rectangle as shown below:
⇪
Remember, this is a different than the shift key symbol that you can see on many keyboards. Shift key has a up arrow without broken into two pieces. Though caps lock uses the same upward arrow style, it does not have a split in-between.
Unicode Codepoint for Caps Lock
Unicode (UTF) is the most widely used character encoding among all applications. It assigns a unique codepoint for each character and symbols so that the applications can interpret to display the code into a character or symbol display. Unfortunately, Unicode does not have a dedicated codepoint symbol for caps lock symbol. However, the arrows symbol range 2190 – 21FF has a symbol for “upwards white arrow from the bar”. The codepoint for this symbol is 21EA and is considered equivalent to caps lock ⇪ symbol.
How to Type Caps Lock Symbol?
You can use the Unicode codepoint 21EA in different format as a keyboard shortcuts for typing caps lock symbol in your documents. Note that the Unicode value 21EA is in hexadecimal and the equivalent decimal value is 8682.
In Windows computers, hold the alt key and type the decimal numbers 8682 to make caps lock symbol ⇪. In order to use this method, you need to type the numbers using a separate number pad.
Only on Microsoft Word documents, you can insert the symbol by typing 21EA and then press alt + x keys together. You can use regular keyboard keys for this purpose.
In addition to alt code keyboard shortcuts, you can use an independent Character Map app to insert caps lock symbol on your documents. You can open the Character Map app by searching from Windows Search box. Change the character set and group by options to Unicode and Unicode Subrange respectively. On the “Group By” pop-up that appears, select “Arrows” symbol. Change the font to “Cambria” and find the caps lock symbol. You can select and copy the symbol to clipboard to paste anywhere on other applications.
On macOS, you can change the keyboard input method to Unicode Hex Input and type caps lock symbol. After toggling the keyboard input, hold one of the option keys and type 21EA to type the caps lock ⇪ symbol.
Use decimal format ⇪ or hexadecimal format ⇪ to insert the symbol in your HTML documents. You can use this code with any HTML text tags like paragraph or span. Similarly, use the hexadecimal code in CSS to insert the symbol.
HTML and CSS Code Example
Below is the HTML code examples.
<span>⇪</span>
<span>⇪</span>Here is an example of using the symbol in CSS.
li:before {
content:\21EA;
font-family:Arial;
}Shortcuts Summary for Caps Lock Symbol
Here are the keyboard shortcuts for caps lock symbol to type in Windows and Mac.
| Symbol Name | Caps Lock ⇪ |
|---|---|
| Unicode Name | Upwards White Arrow from Bar |
| Windows Shortcut | Alt + 8682 |
| Word Shortcut | 21EA + Alt + X |
| Mac Shortcut | Option + 21EA |
| HTML Entity Decimal | ⇪ |
| HTML Entity Hexadecimal | ⇪ |
| CSS Value | \21EA; |
| Decimal | 8682 |
| Hexadecimal | 21EA |
| Unicode Point | U+21EA |
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