Mac OS X¶
Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Keyboard symbols:
| Description | Symbol | Unicode |
|---|---|---|
| Shift | ⇧ | U+21e7 |
| Shift lock | ⇪ | U+21ea |
| Command | ⌘ | U+2318 |
| ESC | ⎋ | U+238b |
| Eject | ⏏ | U+23cf |
| Option | ⎇ | U+2387 |
| Control | ⌃ | U+2303 |
| Space | ␣ | U+2423 |
| Power | ⌽ | U+233D |
Note
To insert one of the above symbols:
- Copy and paste from the Symbol column
- ⌃ ⌘ ␣
| Shortcut(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| ⌽ | Press to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep. Press and hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to display a dialog asking if you want to sleep, restart, or shut down.If you don’t want to wait 1.5 seconds, press ⌃ ⌽ or ⌃ ⏏. Press and hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off. |
| ⌃ ⌘ ⌽ | Force your Mac to restart. |
| ⌃ ⇧ ⏏ | Put your displays to sleep. Also ⌃ ⇧ ⎋ |
| ⌃ ⌘ ⏏ | Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you’ll be asked whether you want to save them. |
| ⌃ ⌘ ⎋ | Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you’ll be asked whether you want to save them. Also ⌃ ⎇ ⌘ ⏏ |
| ⇧ ⌘ Q | Log out of your macOS user account. You’ll be asked to confirm. |
| ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ Q | Log out of your macOS user account immediately, w/o being asked to confirm. |