Symbols I can't find in Unicode

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Symbols I can't find in Unicode

I'm looking to create a custom keyboard cover, and I am trying to find the glyphs that are on the MacBook Pro keyboard above the Function keys (Brightness, Exposé, Dashboard, Keyboard Brightness). I looked through various glyph and Unicode maps, but I can't seem to locate them.

They wouldn't be all that difficult to create in Illustrator, but I'm curious to know how to access them more readily.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 25, 2011 11:18 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Jan 25, 2011 11:42 AM in response to Duncan Busser

They are not in Unicode, but OS X does have them in a font. In Character Viewer, set view=glyph, font=Apple Symbols and go to the very end to find glyphs 5013-5029.

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Answer 2

Jan 25, 2011 11:56 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Ah! When I saw all the 4000-range empty, I didn't keep scrolling down.

Thanks!

When I finish my typewriter-key-esque (don't call it Steampunk!) silicone keayboard overlay, I plan on putting it on Etsy. It will look much better with those symbols.

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