Input symbols Emoji
Symbols
A blue square featuring the characters &, %, #, and a musical note. It serves as a visual shortcut for accessing a secondary character set or special keyboard symbols.
Usage Context
This icon acts as a functional bridge on mobile device keyboards, signaling to the user that they can toggle between letters and punctuation or special characters. It is frequently seen alongside other input-related icons like 🔤 or 1234 when users need to clarify which keyboard layer they are navigating.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this character was developed to mirror the specific key toggles found on early smartphone touchscreens. It provided a clear, universal way to represent the 'switch to symbols' function that helped mobile users navigate complex alphanumeric text inputs.
Details
Glyph
🔣
Unicode
U+1F523
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f523:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory alphanum
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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