The Mac Characters popup is definitely the straightforward solution if you need to insert some chacters once in a while. In this case, it would be option+ 2 3 1 8. To enter a Unicode character, hold down option and type the 4-digit hex code for the character and it will be inserted. Go into System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Input Sources, click '+', scroll to 'others', select 'Unicode Hex Input' and click 'Add'įrom the input source selector in the menu bar, select 'Unicode Hex Input' If you're really hardcore and are looking for a way to type the character by entering the Unicode hex code, this is possible: To insert the character, double click it.
The Command key symbol can be found by searching for it's name 'place of interest'.
You'll find it under Edit -> Emoji and Symbols in any program that takes text input. More generally, Mac OS X provides a pane to insert special characters.
If you're just looking for the Unicode versions of Mac OS X keys, you can use this Apple support document to copy and paste them:
