Glyph for the Sharing/Social button?

Question

I would like to use a glyph or a Segoe UI Font character to populate a button I am using for sharing links on social networks.

For example, here is a button used to display "more info"

<button id="aboutButton" type="button" data-win-control="WinJS.UI.AppBarCommand" data-win-options="{ icon: 'i', label: 'About', type: 'flyout' }" aria-label="About"></button>

I checked the following page and could not locate a "social" or a "sharing" glyph:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh770557.aspx

But I can't imagine such an icon would not be included with the Segoe UI Font or native glyphs. What do people use for the social/sharing icon?

Answer 1

The share charm's glyph isn't provided in Segoe UI Symbol.

Some use U+1f381, the wrapped present, for sharing outside of the charm (see http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf )

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks for the response.

The wrapped present icon really isn't professional enough. I can't believe a sharing icon isn't included. I guess it has to do with trademarks/copyright.

I guess I'll use a custom font that has a more appropriate sharing icon.

Again thanks!