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Miscellaneous Technical
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<p>Miscellaneous Technical is a <a href="/facts/Unicode_block/0RrzJWhE">Unicode block</a> ranging from U+2300 to U+23FF. It contains various common <a href="/facts/Symbol/GS8mTn0h">symbols</a> which are related to and used in the various technical, programming language, and academic professions. For example: </p> <ul><li>Symbol ⌂ (HTML hexadecimal code is ⌂) represents a <a href="/facts/House/fdDCUhyD">house</a> or a home.</li> <li>Symbol ⌘ (⌘) is a "place of interest" sign. It may be used to represent the <i><a href="/facts/Command_key/5KCbyreu">Command key</a></i> on a <a href="/facts/Apple_keyboard/wfyDI9Ly">Mac keyboard</a>.</li> <li>Symbol ⌚ (⌚) is a <a href="/facts/Watch/PuFUMNTl">watch</a> (or <a href="/facts/Clock/MYolzNkw">clock</a>).</li> <li>Symbol ⏏ (⏏) is the "Eject" button symbol found on electronic equipment.</li> <li>Symbol ⏚ (⏚) is the "<a href="/facts/Electrical_ground/F6TEMIVv">Earth Ground</a>" symbol found on electrical or electronic manual, tag and equipment.</li></ul> <p>It also includes most of the uncommon symbols used by the <a href="/facts/APL_syntax_and_symbols/kQvEA0Gm">APL</a> programming language. </p>