You've probably tapped it at least a few times today without ever knowing exactly what it is or what it's called; I'm talking of course about the strange, swirly square emblazoned on the Command key. So just what exactly is it and who decided it would be the symbol for such an important modifier key?
The shape itself goes by several different names including the Gorgon loop and Saint John's Arms has come to symbolize many things over the past 2,600 years or so, but it didn't become an icon part of computing culture until 1984. The tale states that when Steve Jobs first viewed the keyboard command list for MacDraw he was disgusted
