A hollow upward arrow, marking the shift key.
Also known as: Up arrow key, Hollow up arrow, Capital letters key
The hollow upward arrow marks the shift key. The name is mechanical: on a typewriter the key physically shifted the carriage so a different part of each typebar struck the paper.
Marks the shift key, held to type capital letters or the upper character printed on a key.
Contexts: Software
Extends a selection when held while clicking or using arrow keys, a convention shared across operating systems.
Contexts: Software
Is named for a mechanical action: on a typewriter the key shifted the carriage so a different part of the typebar struck the page.
Typewriter era onward · Contexts: Software
An upward-pointing arrow drawn as an outline rather than filled, with a broad stem.
Both are upward-pointing modifier marks; the shift key's is an outlined arrow with a stem, the control key's a bare chevron.
The two differ only by the bar beneath the arrow: shift applies while held, caps lock latches until pressed again.
Both are keyboard modifier markings shown in menus.