U+2325 "⌥" Option Key Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⌥
U+2325 "⌥" Option Key is a graphical symbol representing the Option key found on Apple Macintosh keyboards, where it is used as a modifier key to input special characters, access alternate keyboard layouts, and trigger alternative functions in software. This character was included in Unicode primarily for use in documentation, user interface diagrams, and technical materials to denote the key visually, rather than for standard text input. It is distinct from the similarly shaped but functionally different Alt key symbol on Windows systems, though the Option key often serves an analogous role.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2325 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Option Key |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⌥ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⌥ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8C 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2325 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002325 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2325 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |