is there a Unicode character for Copy and Paste?

Unicode

Unicode Problem Overview

Are there Unicode characters that represent Copy and Paste? Perhaps in Unicode 6?

(there are scissor symbols that can be used fittingly to represent Cut (e.g. ✂ U+2702) but i could never find one to represent Copy or Paste.)

Unicode Solutions

Solution 1 - Unicode

How about this: &#x2398 = ⎘ which looks kind of like a copy from clipboard.

Solution 2 - Unicode

For Paste, the CLIPBOARD symbol (U+1F4CB) would be likely;

Solution 3 - Unicode

My solution is to use two  emojis and layer them over each other like so:

<span style="font-size: .875em; margin-right: .125em; position: relative; top: -.25em; left: -.125em">

(Of course I'm a web developer, so I have access to HTML. You might need to accomplish this another way. But I'm guessing a good chunk of people looking for an answer to this UI problem are using unicode in a website.)

The neat thing about this solution is if the thing you're copying is better represented by an icon other than , you might be able to switch out the emoji for something else.

The scissor ✂️ and clipboard  emojis are then suitable cut/paste companions.

Solution 4 - Unicode

I use scissors character for “cut out” on site — https://unicode-table.com/

To copy I use two squares but you could also use — Two Consecutive Equals Signs or Mahjong Tile Two of Bamboos.

To paste I use - Clipboard characters. These characters correspond to characters in word.

Solution 5 - Unicode

Was looking as well, found these alternatives: ☍ ⊕ ⎘ ⩲ ⨧ ⑃ ended up using ⎘ like suggested above

Solution 6 - Unicode

There is an insertion symbol: x2380 ⎀

Solution 7 - Unicode

Unicode encodes characters used in texts, not ideas or concepts. So unless there is a character commonly used in texts to symbolize cut and paste, you shouldn’t expect to find such a symbol in Unicode.

U+2702 BLACK SCISSORS is in Unicode since it appears in older character codes, and it has been used in printed documents to indicate a cutting line, as a “cut here” indicator, rather than as a symbol of copying.

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