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I'm looking for a way to type the Command symbol (⌘) on iPad without installing any third-party apps.

For the moment, when I want to use it, I copy it from there but that's really inconvenient.

What I've tried

I first tried most solutions explained in What do I type to produce the command symbol (⌘) in Mac OS X? which doesn't involve installing any third-part app, here are the results:

First, I've tried the accepted answer.

The issue with the first part is that there is no Character Viewer on iPad as there is in Mac. Then, I tried adding the Unicode Hex Input keyboard layout which wasn't present in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard and in Settings > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard (when using a BT keyboard).

I then tried this answer (as well as this one and this one which could have been working but did not. I simply don't get any result when searching for "Place of interest". (The following screenshot was taken when searching from a BT keyboard)

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The answer explaining about how to replace a character in Character Picker unfortunately doesn't work on iPad either since (AFAIK) there is no way to edit plists there.

Of course, text replacement works (see this answer) but I prefer not to use that as I prefer to be able to write freely (not having a Command symbol when I type "cmd" for example).

The question

Can I type the Command symbol (⌘) on iPad with the internal or with a Bluetooth keyboard (Keys-To-Go)? If so, how?

Note that I would also appreciate if the answer also works on iPhone.

Thinkr
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I'm looking for a way to type the Command symbol (⌘) on iPad without installing any third-party apps.

Make a text replacement.

  1. Copy the symbol from here (or from the source you referenced). I’ve referenced some common ones here:

    Name Symbol
    Command ⌘
    Option ⌥
    Return ⏎
    Backspace ⌫
    Shift ⇧
    Caps Lock ⇪
    Escape ⎋
    Fn/Globe
    Apple Logo
    Eject ⏏
    Windows Key ❖
    Meta Key (Sun/Unix Workstations) ◆

  1. Create a text replacement with a shortcut like scmd (short for “symbol cmd”). This way, it won’t be inadvertently typed because that phrase is not a dictionary word.
  2. Whenever you want the ⌘ symbol, just type “scmd” and it will appear; no third party apps or keyboards necessary.
Allan
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  • From the question: "Of course, text replacement works (see this answer) but I prefer not to use that as I prefer to be able to write freely (not having a Command symbol when I type "cmd" for example)." – Thinkr Jun 16 '23 at 17:27
  • That’s why you put the “s” in front of cmd. – Allan Jun 16 '23 at 17:28
  • I saw that in your answer but as I said, I prefer to use other methods (if there are). – Thinkr Jun 16 '23 at 17:29
  • It’s not part of unicode latin block so you won’t get it. Either you have to install another keyboard (likely paid) , or you do a text replacement. – Allan Jun 16 '23 at 17:41
  • It's weird that it doesn't appear in emojis on iPad though. I'll see if someone comes with something that works other than that. Else I would probably accept this answer. – Thinkr Jun 16 '23 at 17:55
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    @TomGewecke - I searched for a keyboard for a while (prior to this question) and every one I found was a paid keyboard. There’s likely one out there gratis, but I gave up looking. I also found that I could use the markdown code like <kbd>⌘ Command</kbd> with a shortcut, so it became moot. – Allan Jun 16 '23 at 19:13
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    Text replacement is by far the easiest way to do this. You can use a single character like ^ as the trigger if you want. – Tom Gewecke Jun 17 '23 at 13:22