⇧
Up White Arrow
- Unicode
- U+21E7
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ⇧
- CSS
- \21E7
The Up White Arrow (⇧) is a hollow, upward-pointing arrow commonly used in digital interfaces to represent the Shift key on a computer keyboard. Found within the Unicode Arrows block, it serves as a standard typographical symbol for capitalization, moving up a page, or ascending to a higher level in a directory. It is highly recognizable in software manuals and shortcut instructions across various operating systems.
How to Type
- Windows
- Type 21E7 then press Alt+X (in Word), or Win + . then search 'arrow'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'up white arrow'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 21E7 and press Space
- HTML
- ⇧
In Programming
Frequently used in technical documentation, software manuals, and UI design to represent the Shift key modifier in keyboard shortcut combinations (such as ⇧⌘P).
Tags
Mac shift key
Unicode arrow
Windows shift key
arrow
capitalize symbol
direction
hollow arrow up
keyboard shortcut
outline
shift button
shift key
shift key icon
shift key symbol
up
upward arrow outline
upwards white arrow
white