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Big Byte

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Jul 7, 2009
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...the symbol that looks like a side view of an escalator going down and has a dash next to the top of it? I can't get a picture of it, but, for example, the show/hide equalizer in iTunes uses it. Thanks.
 
That would be the option/alt key. Not sure why the symbol looks like that.

Jeff

Wikipedia says:

Apple commonly uses the symbol ⌥ (U+2325, 8997 in decimal) to represent the option key. This symbol, originating on the Apple Lisa, represented the pull-out plastic card situated under the Lisa keyboard.
 
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