is there a Unicode character for Copy and Paste?
How about this: ⎘
= ⎘ which looks kind of like a copy from clipboard.
For Paste, the CLIPBOARD symbol (U+1F4CB) would be likely;
📋
My solution is to use two 📄 emojis and layer them over each other like so:
<span style="font-size: .875em; margin-right: .125em; position: relative; top: -.25em; left: -.125em">
📄<span style="position: absolute; top: .25em; left: .25em">📄</span>
</span>
(Of course I'm a web developer, so I have access to HTML. You might need to accomplish this another way. But I'm guessing a good chunk of people looking for an answer to this UI problem are using unicode in a website.)
The neat thing about this solution is if the thing you're copying is better represented by an icon other than 📄, you might be able to switch out the emoji for something else.
The scissor ✂️ and clipboard 📋 emojis are then suitable cut/paste companions.
I use scissors character for “cut out” on site — https://unicode-table.com/
To copy I use two squares but you could also use — Two Consecutive Equals Signs or Mahjong Tile Two of Bamboos.
To paste I use - Clipboard characters. These characters correspond to characters in word.
Was looking as well, found these alternatives: ☍ ⊕ ⎘ ⩲ ⨧ ⑃ ended up using ⎘ like suggested above