The "⌘" symbol, known as Saint John's Arms and sometimes referred to as Saint Hannes cross, dates back to pre-Christian times.

The symbol was included in the original Macintosh font Chicago, and could be inserted by typing a control-q key combination.^[3]

When used in conjunction with computing the symbol is commonly given nicknames such as '"cloverleaf", "splat", "splodge", "overpass", "butterfly", "squiggle", "beanie", "flower", "cauliflower", "curly-do", "propeller", "pretzel", "rugbeater" or "shamrock". Sometimes when used in conjunction with a Hot Key it is called "twiddle". Some believe the symbol to be named the "infinite loop", which is also the address for Apple world headquarters: 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014. The UNICODE standard calls it "PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN"^[4].

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