Re:Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side
by leephillips on Sunday September 13, 2026 @12:24PM
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This article is the first time I’ve heard of the reverse tab. What is it?
Re:Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side
by tpm on Sunday September 13, 2026 @12:31PM
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Move one tab backwards. So in form fields move one field back, in text editor indent one tab less etc.
Re:Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side
by mock-possum on Sunday September 13, 2026 @01:10PM
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Aka shift+tab, or shift+ctrl+tab
Many people have got the misconception that both symbols together is the Tab symbol, though. There is even a symbol consisting of both close together in Unicode: ⭾ and many PC keyboards that similarly have both arrows closer together than on keys with printed symbols generated with and without holding Shift. (Apple has been printing only ⇥ though)