⌥

⌥ U+2325, ⌥ OPTION KEY ← ⌤ [U+2324] Miscellaneous Technical ⌦ → [U+2326]

Translingual

Symbol

⌥

1. (computing) Option key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards.

Usage notes

Used with a following key symbol to give instructions for computer commands. For example, on a Mac OS, ⌥⌫ is the keyboard command (hold the option key while pressing the backspace key) for deleting the word before the cursor.

Further reading

• ⌥ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia