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Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems.

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Unicode terminal lock symbol

Not identical to that, but emoji has several lock & key symbols 🔒 🔓 🔐 🔏 🔑 🗝 available from 'Show Emoji & Symbols' if you have System Prefs > Keyboard > Keyboard > 'Show Keyboard, Emoji & Symbol …
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Is there a way to view Unicode values in the "Emoji and Symbols"?

Customise List... scroll right down, Reveal Code Tables & Check Unicode. The unicode values will then appear in the preview pane for all characters …
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How to find shortcut keys (⌘⌥⇧⌃) in Unicode popover?

Bonus - if you also add Unicode [In Code Tables, way down the bottom] to the sidebar it adds the Unicode references to the preview on the right too. …
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Yosemite and character viewer

I think the issue you're facing is that the Character Viewer is no longer global, but is now per-app, so if you open it in, for instance, Safari, then switch to Finder, it will vanish. Open it again i …
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How to access Greek symbols on macOS from a basic keyboard without copy/paste?

An alternative - if you know the symbol is in the Opt keys somewhere but just cant remember Show Keyboard Viewer, then if you hold Opt it will show you the alternatives. You can either complete from …
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Is there a way to modify the glyphs inside of Special Characters & Emoji?

Too long for a comment but not yet sufficient for an answer I'm not sure why out of the thousands of existing unicode glyphs you can't find one that will suffice. A glyph is called from a font. … You can use some existing glyphs in file names, which should show on any Mac [Windows I couldn't say] Where they file will be dependent perhaps on their Unicode numbering. …
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Keeping ampersand & in filenames when extracting zip files

Have a look at BetterZip $25 or Keka (freeware direct or $5 Apple Store). Both are considerably more flexible than the built-in options on Mac. BetterZip can show you the file contents before you unzi …
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Display unicode information

If you don't see Unicode data in right-hand sidebar, under your chosen glyph's Name, then you need to add Unicode to your list of categories on the left sidebar. … At the top left, click the Gear icon [it always looks greyed-out until you click it] Select Customise List… Scroll down the Select Categories list, open Code Tables & check Unicode. …
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Keyboard viewer in macOS Mojave dark mode

Honestly, I don't know if they're supposed to, but they do, & have done since the first beta. Still the same in the latest beta 10.14.2 Sorry, some confusion... the picture in the OP isn't the Acce …
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