Template:Key press

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This template allows you to illustrate keyboard keystrokes or a combination of multiple simultaneous keystrokes.

Keystroke combinations

For keystroke combinations, just use extra parameters:

Markup	Renders as
{{key press|Ctrl|Shift|F}}	Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F

Chaining

To illustrate keystrokes where all keys do not need to be pressed simultaneously, set "chain=" to omit multiple plus signs.

Markup	Renders as
{{key press|Alt|0}}{{key press|1|7|7|chain=}}	Alt+0177

Special characters

Special characters need to be entered as HTML entities:

Markup	Renders as
{{key press||}} {{key press|&#59;}} {{key press|=}}	| &#59; =

or with aliases:

Markup	Renders as
{{key press|pipe}} {{key press|semicolon}} {{key press|equals}} {{key press|colon}} {{key press|asterisk}} {{key press|hash}}	| ; = : * #

Key symbols

Markup	Renders as
{{key press|Ctrl}} {{key press|Shift}} {{key press|Tab}} {{key press|Enter}} {{key press|Option}} {{key press|Opt}} {{key press|Command}} {{key press|Cmd}} {{key press|Caps Lock}} {{key press|Up}} {{key press|Down}} {{key press|Left}} {{key press|Right}} {{key press|Win}} {{key press|Menu}}	Ctrl ⇧ Shift Tab ↹ ↵ Enter ⌥ Option ⌥ Opt ⌘ Command ⌘ Cmd ⇪ Caps Lock ↑ ↓ ← → ⊞ Win ≣ Menu

Mouse buttons

Markup	Renders as
{{key press|LMB}} {{key press|RMB}} {{key press|MMB}} {{key press|left mouse button}} {{key press|right mouse button}} {{key press|scroll wheel}}	LMB RMB MMB LMB RMB MMB