Anyone know how to put the (WIN)-Symbol in html?

How to display the Windows Key Symbol in html-code

[benni_203]

Hello,

I was looking around for 1 hour now. Could not find a solution for this one:

Does anybody know how to add the "Windows Key"-Symbol on websites via regular HTML code? Is there a decent way to code it into html such as "&copy"? The potential workarounds (wingdings font in stylesheet or image) aren't that great.

Thanks!
Benni

P.S: I talk about that funny "Windows key" on most keyboards which opens the Start-Menu

[tedster]

HTML is independent of the operating system - so I think it's unlikely there would be a code for one OS manufacturer's special key. If that happens, then Redmond has gone too far ;)

I have sometimes worked on an IBM AS/400 system - which can be
a very fine and stable web server. The Olympics site, for instance, was
all AS/400 technology two years ago. At any rate, there are 2 different
[delete] keys on those keyboards. But I'm not about to specially
accomodate AS/400 users on my web page instructions.

[benni_203]

Thanks for the anwer! Let's try the same with the "Apple"-Symbol to get the rest on board ;-) Other than that I agree with you. Shouldn't be in there. I was just wondering if it sneeked in somehow.

Regards!
Bennie

[whoisgregg]

That's interesting, because on the Apple side the system unicode fonts do include glyphs for keyboard modifiers so that application menus can show the keyboard shortcut with the same image¹ that's on the key instead of the name of the key and for documentation to use the same graphic used for the Apple Menu instead of having to spell out "Apple Menu."

Apple Logo:    Command Key: ⌘   Option Key: ⌥

Of course, these only work on Macs and a Windows machine will display neat little boxes. In my opinion, it'd be best if all platforms did support unicode glyphs of relevant keyboard commands.

¹Of course, that breaks down with the "Option" key because the option key is labeled "alt option" so the little graphic doesn't mean anything. :)