Are there Unicode characters that represent Copy and Paste?
(there are scissor symbols that can be used fittingly to represent Cut (e.g. ✂ U+2702) but i could never find one to represent Copy or Paste.)
How about this: ⎘ = ⎘ which looks kind of like a copy from clipboard.
that's a good one, but though
that char's name is NEXT PAGE, which means relying on a particular
font's rendering to represent clipboard will be unreliable.
For Paste, the CLIPBOARD symbol (U+1F4CB) would be likely 📋- Use two 📄 emojis and layer them over each other like so:
<span style="font-size: .875em; margin-right: .125em; position: relative; top: -.25em; left: -.125em">
📄<span style="position: absolute; top: .25em; left: .25em">📄</span>
</span>The scissor ✂️ and clipboard 📋 emojis are then suitable cut/paste companions.
An (HTML-only) solution using emojis from the modern set
| Concept | HTML character code | Literal Emoji |
|---|---|---|
| Copy = Camera | 📷 |
📷 |
| Cut = Scissors | ✂️ |
✂️ |
| Paste = Clipboard | 📋 |
📋 |
- Emojis vary in appearance depending on device and font in use
Unicode encodes characters used in texts, not ideas or concepts. So unless there is a character commonly used in texts to symbolize cut and paste, you shouldn’t expect to find such a symbol in Unicode.
U+2702 BLACK SCISSORS is in Unicode since it appears in older character codes, and it has been used in printed documents to indicate a cutting line, as a “cut here” indicator, rather than as a symbol of copying.
To summarize some great findings here with updated links:
<!-- <pre>🗐</pre> -->
<!-- <pre>📋</pre> -->
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