Copy and Paste
⌘
Use Emoji and Symbols ⌃ + ⌘ + Space
You'll find it under Edit -> Emoji and Symbols in any program that takes text input. The Command key symbol can be found by searching for it's name “place of interest”.
Use Unicode Hex Input ⌥ + 2318
Use text replacements
Use Atom snippets
'.text.plain, .source.gfm':
'command symbol':
'prefix': 'cmds'
'body': '⌘'
'ctrl symbol':
'prefix': 'cs'
'body': '⌃'
'alt symbol':
'prefix': 'as'
'body': '⌥'
'shift symbol':
'prefix': 'ss'
'body': '⇧'