Editing Tab key (section)

=== Unicode ===
The [[Unicode]] code points for the (horizontal) tab character, and the more rarely used vertical tab character are copied from [[ASCII]]:<ref>{{cite web| title = C0 Controls and Basic Latin | url = https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0000.pdf| access-date = 2013-12-13}}</ref>

* <big>{{unichar|0009|CHARACTER TABULATION}}</big> (CHARACTER TABULATION, horizontal tabulation (HT), tab)
* <big>{{unichar|000B|LINE TABULATION}}</big> (LINE TABULATION, vertical tabulation (VT))

The tab characters can be graphically represented by [[Control Pictures|special symbols]]:
* <big>{{unichar|2409|SYMBOL FOR HORIZONTAL TABULATION}}</big>
* <big>{{unichar|240B|SYMBOL FOR VERTICAL TABULATION}}</big>

Unicode also has characters for the symbols to represent or be printed on the tab key:<ref name="Unicode Arrows">{{cite web| title = Arrows – Unicode| url = https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2190.pdf| access-date = 2013-12-13}}</ref>

* <big>{{unichar|21B9|LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (tab with shift tab)
* <big>{{unichar|21C6|LEFTWARDS ARROW OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW}}</big>
* <big>{{unichar|21E4|LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (leftward tab)
* <big>{{unichar|21E5|RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (rightward tab)

Unicode provides additional characters for tab symbols with triangle-headed arrow:<ref name="Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows">{{cite web| title = Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows – Unicode| url = https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2B00.pdf| access-date = 2023-08-31}}</ref>

* <big>{{unichar|2B70|LEFTWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (left tab)
* <big>{{unichar|2B71|UPWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (up tab)
* <big>{{unichar|2B72|RIGHTWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (right tab)
* <big>{{unichar|2B73|DOWNWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED ARROW TO BAR}}</big> (down tab)
* <big>{{unichar|2B7E|HORIZONTAL TAB KEY}}</big>
* <big>{{unichar|2B7F|VERTICAL TAB KEY}}</big>