In Unicode and HTML it is encoded as . On other keyboards On USB keyboards, the keys are mapped to standard keycodes reserved for GUI functions. When using a Macintosh computer with a keyboard without keys, the keys used on Microsoft Windows oriented keyboards, or the keys used on Sun and other Unix keyboards, can be used in place of the Command keys. Conversely, when an Apple USB keyboard is used with other operating systems, the Command keys function as Windows keys or Meta keys. On a Windows keyboard the position of the and keys are swapped compared to the position of and keys on an Apple keyboard. In macOS this can be configured in the keyboard preferences (Modifier Keys ...) so that the Windows key (next to the space bar) becomes the Mac key and vice versa so that users do not have to change their motor learning. All the modifier keys, along with the , can be remapped to whichever modifier key function the user wishes, so users of traditional Unix style keyboards may choose to use the key as a key or other modifier. References External links Jargon File entry on feature key Jargon File entry on pretzel key Andy Hertzfeld's story at Folklore.org Susan Kare's interview about the symbol Sight Worth Seeing entry, Symbols More on the History of Apple's Command Key, Low End Mac St. Hans' Cross entry, Symbols Online Symbol Encyclopedia "How Apple Keyboards Lost a Logo and Windows PCs Gained One", RoughlyDrafted Tom Chatfield tells the story of the command key, on Medium High resolution photo of mint NeXT keyboard Computer keys Macintosh platform