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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
Is a hollow outlined arrow pointing up, and the outline matters: a solid triangular arrowhead in the same place is an ordinary cursor or scroll control. On keyboards it is often accompanied by the word Shift, and on Apple keyboards it usually stands alone.
Contexts: Software
Related forms that are not treated as separate canonical symbols — see our variant rules.
Unicode UPWARDS WHITE ARROW
U+21E7 — 'white' in Unicode naming means hollow rather than coloured, which is the distinction that makes it the Shift key rather than a cursor arrow.
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.