Stylistic Guidelines

• Use abbreviated keyboard key forms
• Capitalize the first letter of a keyboard key name
  Note: Some publishing scenarios may automatically capitalize entire keyboard key names.
• Prefer Enter over Return

DITA Guidelines

• To write about a single keyboard key, use the shortcut element nested in the UI control element
• To write about keyboard shortcuts, use the shortcut element nested in the UI control element, and menu cascade element

Examples

Alt

Cmd

To copy the selected text, press Cmd > C .