Mac keyboard shortcuts

By pressing certain key combinations, you can take actions that normally require a mouse or trackpad. Every app can have its own shortcuts, and shortcuts that work in one app might not work in another.

• Using keyboard shortcuts

• Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts

• Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts

• Finder and system shortcuts

• Text-editing shortcuts

• Accessibility shortcuts

• App-specific shortcuts

• Learn more

Using keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts use one or more of these modifier keys, which in menus are abbreviated using symbols:

• Fn (Function) or Globe

• Control (or Ctrl) ⌃

• Option (or Alt) ⌥

• Shift ⇧

• Caps Lock ⇪

• Command (or Cmd) ⌘

• Esc (Escape) ⎋

• Tab ⇥

• Delete ⌫

• Return ⏎

• Up Arrow ▲

• Down Arrow ▼