![]() ![]() Wikipedia uses the Unicode character U+229E ⊞ SQUARED PLUS as a simulation of the logo. Some might say it's kind of abuse of it, as it says "squared plus" and not "window" or something similar, it's in the mathematical operators block, so some people might find it even offensive? I cannot really tell you anything about the history of the unicode character usage, but I find it remarkable enough that they have found a (quite hacky) way around it by utilizing the unicode character Squared Plus in documentation and help. ![]() So one had to wonder if and when Microsoft would do that for Windows applications. In Unicode this is actually the "Place of Interest Sign" (U+2318), which is the origin for the symbol at Apple, in case you wondered if Apple had bought itself into the Unicode standard. Many people might be familiar with the command key ⌘ found on Apple keyboards, which makes it easy to denote keyboard shortcuts for Macos applications. We can also provide you with more unassigned key combinations if needed.After reading some documentation of some PowerToys utilities I noticed that Microsoft found a pretty neat trick to use a unicode character as symbol for their Windows shortcut key: ⊞ Win If you are running Word 2007 or have any questions, let us know. Word 2007 also lets you create these shortcuts, but the steps differ. While this example uses Word 2016, you can follow the steps to create custom keyboard shortcuts for symbols in Word 2013 and Word 2010. Now when you want to insert a plus-minus sign, you just need to press Ctrl+9. Click “Close” to exit the “Symbols” window.In the “Symbols” window, notice that the shortcut key is now listed as Ctrl+9, as Figure 3 shows.Click “Close” to exit the “Customize Keyboard” box. ![]() ![]()
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