| Key/Symbol |
Explanation |
| Windows |
PC keyboards have a Windows key that looks like a four-pane window |
| Command |
Apple Mac computers have a command key. |
| Menu |
PC keyboards also have a Menu key that looks like an cursor pointing to a menu. |
| Esc |
Esc (Escape) key |
| F1 - F12 |
Information about the F1 through F12 keyboard keys. |
| F13 - F24 |
Information about the F13 through F24 keyboard keys. |
| Tab |
Tab key |
| Caps lock |
Caps lock key |
| Shift |
Shift key |
| Ctrl |
Ctrl (Control) key |
| Fn |
Fn (Function) key |
| Alt |
Alt (Alternate) key (PC Only; Mac users have Option key) |
| Spacebar |
Spacebar key |
| Arrows |
Up, Down, Left, Right Arrow keys |
| Back Space |
Back space (or Backspace) key |
| Delete |
Delete or Del key |
| Enter |
Enter key |
| Prt Scrn |
Print screen key |
| Scroll lock |
Scroll lock key |
| Pause |
Pause key |
| Break |
Break key |
| Insert |
Insert key |
| Home |
Home key |
| Page up |
Page up or pg up key |
| Page down |
Page down or pg dn key |
| End |
End key |
| Num Lock |
Num Lock key |
| ~ |
Tilde |
| ` |
Acute, Back quote, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push |
| ! |
Exclamation mark, Exclamation point, or Bang |
| @ |
Ampersat, Arobase, Asperand, At, or At symbol |
| # |
Octothorpe, Number, Pound, sharp, or Hash |
| £ |
Pounds Sterling or Pound symbol |
| € |
Euro |
| $ |
Dollar sign or generic currency |
| ¢ |
Cent sign |
| ¥ |
Chinese Yuan |
| § |
Micro or Section |
| % |
Percent |
| ° |
Degree |
| ^ |
Caret or Circumflex |
| & |
Ampersand, Epershand, or And |
| * |
Asterisk and sometimes referred to as star. |
| ( |
Open parenthesis |
| ) |
Close parenthesis |
| - |
Hyphen, Minus or Dash |
| _ |
Underscore |
| + |
Plus |
| = |
Equals |
| { |
Open Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket |
| } |
Close Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket |
| [ |
Open bracket |
| ] |
Close bracket |
| | |
Pipe, Or, or Vertical bar |
| |
Backslash or Reverse Solidus |
| / |
Forward slash, Solidus, Virgule, or Whack |
| : |
Colon |
| ; |
Semicolon |
| " |
Quote, Quotation mark, or Inverted commas |
| ' |
Apostrophe or Single Quote |
| < |
Less Than or Angle brackets |
| > |
Greater Than or Angle brackets |
| , |
Comma |
| . |
Period, dot or Full Stop |
| ? |
Question Mark |
