The only apples you’ll see on the Emoji Keyboard for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS are the red and green ones without Apple’s signature bite. You can See the Apple logo icon in the three different person with laptop emoji, but that’s it. There is no solo Apple logo available, and that is because it is not included in the Unicode Emoji standard for use on different products and platforms other than Apple’s.
(U+F8FF hex) (63743 decimal)But just because it’s not a real emoji doesn’t mean you can’t use it in chats, emails, documents, or anywhere else you’d insert an emoji. The Apple trademark logo () is a Private Use Area (PUA) character assigned to Unicode as a monochromatic glyph character with the hexadecimal code U+F8FF and the decimal code 63743. The PUA is a range of code points that the Unicode Consortium leaves unassigned so that third parties can assign their own characters to them internally.
Note where you add it
The Apple logo icon will not appear correctly on all platforms. It may look fine when you enter it, but it may turn into a question mark (?, �, ⍰), a black box (■), an empty block (☐, □), or another indicator when it is saved or published.
He willpower It works on any of Apple’s products (TextEdit, Pages, Messages, Mail, Notes, Reminders, etc.) and is supported by several third-party platforms. For example, you can log in and see the Apple logo on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X (Twitter), but only when you use them on Apple operating systems.
By default, the Apple logo will not be displayed on Android, Windows, or Linux because your system fonts do not include the U+F8FF glyph.
Install any Apple-branded font that does, such as SF Pro, SF Compact, or SF Mono, and the logo will display. Apple distributes those sources as DMG packages that expand to PKG installers, which open only on macOS. Technically, Apple’s license only allows them to use UI mockups of apps that run on Apple platforms. Any TTF/OTF copies you find on GitHub or font sharing sites are unofficial and may violate that license, so proceed with caution.
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Windows or Linux: You can still extract the .otf or .ttf files from the DMG with a tool like 7-Zip.
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Android: Some devices allow you to change the system font without root and an app like zFont2 can help you. However, your Android device should already allow you to change the system font and not all apps use the system font. The process varies depending on the manufacturer and version of Android and may require special permissions or a reboot. If your Android device doesn’t allow you to change system fonts, you can use a launcher like Nova Launcher to give you that ability. Otherwise, you’ll need a rooted phone or tablet.
Write the Apple logo on macOS
On a Mac, all you have to do is use the keyboard shortcut Option-Shift-K to enter the Apple logo icon in a text field.
Option-Shift-KYou can also copy and paste the Apple logo icon above or use the method below used for iOS and iPadOS.
Write the Apple logo on iOS, iPadOS
If you use an external keyboard (such as the Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad or the iPad Magic Keyboard Case) with your iPhone or iPad, you can use the same Option-Shift-K keyboard shortcut as above to type the Apple logo in a text field. But when you rely on the built-in iOS or iPadOS keyboard, no such keyboard shortcuts are included.
Instead, you must create a text replacement, mapping the Apple logo icon to a letter, number, special character, or a combination of them, which, when typed, will automatically become the logo.
On iOS or iPadOS, open the Settings app and navigate to General » Keyboard » Text Replacement. Here you can create and manage all your custom keyboard shortcuts.
Tap the plus sign (+) to create a new text replacement. Next, copy the Apple logo icon shown above and paste it into the Phrase field. This is the text expansion part of the replacement. Then, type a shortcut in the Shortcut field, which acts as a text expansion trigger.
(U+F8FF hex) (63743 decimal)I’m using the Apple stock symbol (AAPL) as a shortcut, but you can convert it to anything. Here are some ideas:
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AAPL (or aapl)
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apple logo
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apple icon
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F8FF (or f8ff)
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63743
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apple bite
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bitten apple
Note that capitalization doesn’t matter, so if you set the shortcut to “AAPL”, you can type it all in uppercase or use all lowercase (“aapl”) to get the same result. Also, note that you cannot use emoji anywhere in the shortcut.
Tap “Save” to add it to your list.
Now, all that’s left to do is try the new Apple logo keyboard shortcut. Tap any text field, type the assigned shortcut, then press the space bar or add punctuation to have it automatically expand into the bitten Apple logo. If you have predictive text enabled for your keyboard, you can tap the Apple logo above the keyboard to enter it in the text field without spaces or punctuation.
If you have iCloud Drive enabled on all your Apple devices and set them to sync, you can use this new keyboard shortcut on all your iCloud-connected devices.
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