Выпадает табличка с надписью «Настройки безопасности вашего браузера не разрешают редактору выполнять операции по копированию текста, используйте для этого клавиатуру (Ctrl/Cmd+C)» А на моей клавиатуре такой клавиши нет. И где брать? Что делать?
Вариант первый: клавиша «Cmd» располагается в левом нижнем углу, между клавишами Ctrl и Alt (или Fn и Alt).
Вариант второй: эта же клавиша, что указана выше, но в сочетании с клавишей «R».
Кнопка квадратной формы, содержит флажок (значок) Windows (еще ее называют Win). Она служит для запуска меню «Пуск» и выполнения различных команд в сочетании с другими клавишами. Перечень комбинации с этой клавишей можете изучить в этом вопросе.
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Тут все дело в операционной системе. Большая часть компьютеров работают на операционной системе Windows. И одна из самых часто используемых клавиш — это Ctrl. Львиная доля команд, такие как сохранить, отменить, копировать и вставить — выполняются с ее помощью.
Однако, если у человека компьютер или ноутбук от фирмы Apple, то он получает иную операционную систему — Mac OS. И такой кнопки, как Ctrl, вы не увидите на клавиатуре. А в разделах с помощью эта кнопка фигурировать не будет. Зато вместе нее будет кнопка — Cmd. По функционалу они аналогичны и место занимают одинаковое.
А знак деления говорит о том, что человек выбирает нужную кнопку, исходя из его операционной системы. Хотя одна, то точно есть. И находится она в слева от пробела.
дольф
10 лет назад
Это кнопка на клавиатуре считается служебной клавишей в Macintosh.
И сочетание клавиши «Cmd» с другимилавишами являются «горячими» олезными быстрыми командами.
Например, сочетание «Cmd» + D в браузерах Сафари, Гугл Хром и Мозилле позволит занести страницу в закладки. Сочетание «Cmd» плюс «пробел» сменит раскладку на клавиатуре в Macintosh. А скопировать выделенный текст можно сочетанием клавиш «Cmd» плюс М.
Если же используются компьютеры не «яблочников», то клавишу «Cmd» надо искать на месте «Ctrl». То есть на обычных компьютерах клавиша «Ctrl» и будет являться клавишей «Cmd».
Так что ничего сложного.
Кстати, если в обычном тексте нам встречается обозначение через черту, то мы ее также воспринимаем равнозначно.
Марин
6 лет назад
Клавиша CMD — это горячая клавиша, при помощи которой в сочетании с другими клавишами можно сдвыполнить действиия без использования мыши.
На клавиатуре Mac OS кнопка CMD находится слева от пробела и сразу же за ней, она подписана:
сокращенно
полностью указано на клавише:
А на обычной клавиатуре Windows кнопка Cmd — это кнопка Win (рядом с кнопкой альт)
Клавиши Ctrl и Cmd выполняют одинаковые функции в различных компьютерах. Вторая клавиша используется в PC Macintosh, но большинство пользователей в России такой компьютер не использует, поэтому вместо этой клавиши нужно просто использовать Ctrl. Ctrl/Cmd+C — эта запись указывает на использование пары клавиш в разных системах. Ctrl+C или Cmd+C.
Круто
6 лет назад
Для того чтобы воспользоваться CMD, вам нужно нажать кнопку WIN в сочетании с клавишей R(вместе и одновременно), данная кнопка является кнопкой с флагом компании Майкоровт. Затем, нужно туда вписать CMD, командная строка подготовлена к использованию.
Если Вам не понравился данный вариант, то следует нажать — пуск-поиск, вписать тут нужное,вам будет показан файл. Кликнуть по файлу. Командная строка готова к тому, чтобы вы ей воспользовались.
Пуск — выполнить — cmd.
-Irink
6 лет назад
Клавишей «cmd» пользуются не все или редко.
Клавиша является командной кнопкой и служит для запуска «командной строки».
На клавиатуре найти её не сложно, она расположена в левом нижнем углу и чаще всего обозначает флажком (Виндоус). Находится она между крошками Alt и Ctrl.
Если устройство компании Аррlе, тогда на клавиатуре она обозначается, как Command. Ведь cmd и есть сокращение от Command.
Smile
[32.2K]
8 лет назад
Правильным ответом на ваш вопрос будет клавиша, которая расположена с левой части клавиатуры, между клавишами Alt и Ctrl, это флажок на множественных клавиатурах, Cmd полное название клавиши Command, которая есть на компьютерах компании Apple и обозначается так
А на обычных клавиатурах выглядит так и часто называется Win еще
Alen4
[162K]
9 лет назад
Всегда считала эту клавишу бесполезной, так как не приходилось нею пользоваться. А находится она в нижнем левом углу между клавишами Ctrl и Alt с изображением значка Виндоус.
А нужна она для того, чтобы в сочетании с другими клавишами выполнять следующие команды.
Мария
[47.8K]
6 лет назад
Если у вас не apple, то копируйте с помощью Ctrl+C.
Cmd есть на аппловской клавиатуре. Это сокращенно от Command.
Ниже на фото вы увидите эту клавишу, а также ее значок. На клавише пишут либо сокращенно Cmd, либо полностью Command/
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If you’ve switched from Mac to Windows, you must struggle to find your way around the features different between the two operating systems.
In addition to the software, hardware, and user interface features, you must get used to the different keyboard layouts.
You may not find some Mac keyboard keys on a standard Windows keyboard.
One of these keys is the powerful and versatile Command key, creating a wide array of shortcuts to make your job easier.
You may be wondering if a Windows keyboard has a Command key and where you can find it.
A Command key is only found on a Mac keyboard, located on either side of the spacebar.
It can perform a wide range of functions depending on the application you use it in.
Although you can’t find the same key labeled Command on a Windows keyboard, you can find a similar key that performs the same tasks.
The Control (Ctrl) key on a Windows keyboard has similar functions as the Mac Command key.
If you can’t get a specific function with the Ctrl key, you can get it with other modifier keys.
What Does The Command Key Do?
The Command key, also known as the clover key, the Apple key, the meta key, the pretzel key, and the open-Apple key, is a modifier key on standard Apple keyboards.
The key was originally labeled with the Apple symbol, but Steve Jobs changed it after deciding the logo was appearing on too many parts of Apple devices.
The new key is labeled “Command” with a quadruple loop symbol.
The Command key is next to the Space key on Apple keyboards, and you can have one or two Command keys depending on the keyboard type.
The extended Macintosh keyboard features two command keys, one on either side of the Space key.
It works as a modifier key that performs different tasks when combined with different keys.
The purpose of the key is to make the user’s job easier by creating shortcut keys and performing different tasks depending on the application.
Since it’s a modifier key, it doesn’t serve any tasks when pressed alone.
Below are some of the popular functions of the Command key:
- Command + A: Select all.
- Command + B: Makes the selected text bold.
- Command + C: Copies the selected text.
- Command + D: Used in a browser, this combination will add the web page to bookmarks.
- Command + E: Ejects a disk.
- Command + F: Opens the Apple’s Find tool.
These are only a few of these command combinations.
You can combine the Command key with most letter and number keys on the keyboard and perform different tasks through the shortcut.
The Command Key On A Windows Keyboard
The command key is only found on Apple keyboards, so you won’t find it on a standard Windows keyboard.
However, it doesn’t mean you can’t use the same shortcuts using a Windows keyboard.
You can have most of the shortcuts that Apple’s Command key provides through the Control key on a Windows keyboard.
Most standard Windows keyboards have two Control (Ctrl) keys, one on either side of the Spacebar, with similar functions to the Command key.
For example, you can copy a select text or file using the combination of Ctrl + C and paste it through Ctrl + V.
To cut a piece of text or a file, you can use Ctrl + X, and the Ctrl + P will print your selected document.
Like the Apple Command key, the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard doesn’t do anything when pressed alone.
Other Modifier Keys
In addition to the Ctrl key, there are other combinations of keys that you can use to perform the tasks not doable by the Ctrl key.
One of these keys is the Windows key, one of the oldest combinational keys, introduced in 1994 with the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.
It’s the key with a Windows logo, located next to the Ctrl key on most keyboards.
In other keyboards, you may find it next to the Alt or Fn keys, but it’s almost always in the lowest row of the keyboard near the Spacebar.
It’s easy to find because of the Windows logo, which is different from other labels.
Unlike Apple’s Command key and the Windows Ctrl key, the Windows key isn’t purely a modifier.
Pressing the Windows key will open the Start menu, and hitting it the second time will close the menu.
In addition, the shortcuts defined for each combination may be different across Windows versions.
For example, pressing the Windows key and C will bring the Charms menu in Windows 8, but this command doesn’t exist in Windows 10.
Here are some other tasks it performs used with other keys in Windows 10:
- Win + A: Opens Action Center.
- Win + C: Opens Cortana.
- Win + D: Hides/Shows Desktop.
- Win + E: Opens File Explorer.
- Win + F: Opens the Search box.
- Win + G: Opens the Game bar.
- Win + M: Minimizes all open windows.
- Win + R: Opens the Run box.
- Win + Period: Opens the Emoji panel.
- Win + Tab: Shows the Task View.
- Win + the Plus sign: Opens the magnifier.
The Windows key combinations aren’t limited to these shortcuts mentioned above.
If you’re interested in using shortcuts instead of mouse movements, you can explore them by trying different combinations.
The Mac Keyboard Control Key
Both Windows and Macintosh keyboards have Control keys, but they have different functions.
However, their functions can confuse users who switch between the two keyboards.
That’s even more confusing when you see that the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard replaces the Command key on a Macintosh keyboard.
As a result, the Control keys on the two keyboards have different functions.
Some Macintosh mice don’t have a right-click option, so users have to use keyboard shortcuts.
That’s one of the main jobs of the Control key on a Macintosh keyboard.
If you’re using the trackpad in your MacBook or your mouse doesn’t have a right-click button, you can use the Ctrl key as the Right-click option.
The Mac Keyboard Alt Key
Another difference between the Mac and Windows keyboards is that both have an Alt key.
However, these keys have different functions with each operating system.
The first difference is that the Alt key in Mac keyboards is also labeled as Option.
To remove the confusion, some Mac keyboards include a small Alt label under the Option label to show you they’re the same.
In addition, the European keyboards generally have the Alt key, while those used in North America have the Option key.
The Alt key in Windows is used to perform the same jobs as the Command key on Mac but through different combinations.
For example, you can close a window on a Mac through Command + W, while it’s Alt + F4 in Windows.
Ctrl + Alt + Del will log out of a Windows account while it’s Shift + Command + Q on Mac.
On the other hand, the Option key on the Mac performs a wide range of different tasks.
For example, you can minimize all open windows on your desktop by pressing the Option key while clicking the minimize button on the top right corner.
Pressing the Alt key + R in a document will give you the ® symbol.
Fn Keys
Another key found in Windows and Mac keyboards is the Fn key.
Short for Function, the Fn key differs from the 12 function keys (f1–f12) in the top row of the keyboard.
These 12 keys perform a combination of different tasks related to software, hardware, and OS features.
For example, you can use them to increase or decrease the speaker’s volume, turn the Wi-Fi on and off, enable or disable Bluetooth, and adjust the screen brightness, among others.
The Fn key can help you get even more features out of these keys.
If the key has another function printed on it, usually with a different color, you can access it by pressing the Fn key and the intended function key simultaneously.
These functions are similar on both Mac and Windows keyboards.
The only difference is that the default functions in Windows keyboards are secondary in Mac keyboards and vice versa.
As a result, you need to press the Fn key to get some functions on a Mac but not on a Windows PC to get the same functions.
Another difference between these function keys in Mac and Windows is that you can remap and customize them on the Mac.
This way, you can change how a function key works and set its primary and secondary functions based on your preferences.
If your keyboard doesn’t have a dedicated number pad, you can turn your letter keys into a number pad using the Fn and Fn Lock keys.
If your keyboard has this capability, it has numbers printed on the keys that can turn into a number pad.
You can disable the feature by pressing the same keys together (Fn and Fn lock).
Can You Connect An Apple Keyboard To A Windows PC?
People may need to switch between different keyboards for different reasons.
For example, you may have a Windows operating system installed on your Mac computer and feel more comfortable using a Windows keyboard.
Maybe you have a Windows keyboard lying around and want to connect it to your Mac.
You may wonder if switching the keyboards will present compatibility issues.
The good news is that you can use different keyboards with different operating systems and computers without major issues.
You can simply connect your new keyboard through the USB port or wirelessly through Bluetooth.
It doesn’t need specific processes to set up, as you can use it immediately after hooking it up.
You may need to set up the keyboard through simple on-screen instructions to help the computer recognize the new device.
The only catch is that when you connect your keyboard to the Mac, it will map all the keyboard actions and shortcuts to the new operating system.
The operating system will map the Command key functions to other keys, especially the Control key.
However, as mentioned, not all the Command key actions will be accessible through the Control key.
If you’re used to a Macintosh keyboard, you’ll be confused with the modifier keys and may end up pressing the wrong keys.
However, you can overcome this issue by remapping the keys on your keyboard.
Every operating system has software that determines what each key can do in addition to its main functions (usually combined with modifier keys).
You can remap your Windows keyboard to make it closer to a Macintosh keyboard.
The following steps will turn the Windows key into the Option key and the Alt key into the Command key.
To remap the keys on a Mac computer, go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > Keyboard.
Click on the Keyboard tab and select Modifier keys, a button in the right corner of the window.
Expand the dropdown menu next to Option Key and set it as “Command.”
Now that you’ve changed the Option key’s function, you should ensure two keys don’t have the same function.
Therefore, you should change the function of the Command key, too.
Do the same for the Command Key and set it as Option.
Click Ok to save changes and test the new layout of your keyboard.
This layout is closest to the Mac keyboard layout, making your job easier if you’re a touch typer.
You can choose what modifier keys do through the same steps and match them to your preferences and habits.
Remapping A Mac Keyboard On A Windows PC
Using a Macintosh keyboard with a windows PC is also possible using the same steps described above.
You can also remap the keys on a Macintosh keyboard to match your habits if you’re a Windows user.
However, unlike Mac, Windows doesn’t have a native feature to let you reassign functions to keys.
You’ll need a specific app designed by Microsoft: the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center.
This app allows you to customize your keyboard and mouse to match your habits.
You can download the app here and get the correct edition for your Windows version.
After downloading the app, you can access it via the Start menu.
Connect the Mac keyboard to your Windows PC and let the app recognize it.
The app offers a host of features to customize your keyboard.
All you need to do is select the key and assign a new function to it depending on the best feature that matches your Mac habits.
There’s a caveat in using this app, though.
It mostly supports the keyboards and mice made by Microsoft.
Therefore, the app may not recognize your Mac keyboard.
Still, you can use other apps that do the same jobs.
One of the best and easiest apps to use is the SharpKeys.
It doesn’t create compatibility issues because it directly writes the new mapping information onto the Windows registry, and Windows doesn’t need other software to help it interpret the keystrokes.
After downloading the app, go to the Start menu and open it.
Click the Add button at the bottom of the window and find your target key in the Map this key column.
Find your intended function in the To this key column and select it.
Click Ok to make the changes.
If you can’t find your intended key from the list, use the Type Key feature to hit the intended key on the keyboard.
After selecting all the new keys and functions, click Write to Registry.
After restarting your computer, you can enjoy your new keyboard functions.
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The command key is known by many names, cmd key or the Apple key. However, it is only known to those who are familiar with the Apple ecosystem. As for Windows users, it might sound foreign.
The alternative to the Command key makes no sense for someone who has recently switched from Mac to Windows. But, thankfully, there is a solution.
Is There a Command Button on the Windows Keyboard?
There is no command button on a Windows-based keyboard. The closest buttons that work similarly to the Cmd key are:
- Start/Windows key with the Windows logo label
- Control key with Ctrl label
How to Do a Command Key on a Windows Keyboard?
The command key is mostly used to perform routine shortcuts on a Mac. To access the same shortcut on a Windows keyboard, you can use the Control key. The ctrl key can be used similarly to the command key. Here are a few examples.
| Shortcut | On Mac keyboard | On Windows keyboard |
| Command + P | Control + P | |
| Save | Command + S | Control + S |
| Copy | Command + C | Control + C |
| Paste | Command + V | Control + V |
| Select all | Command + A | Control + A |
Where Is the Command Key on the Windows Keyboard?
There is no command key on the Windows keyboard. If you connect a Windows keyboard to a Mac system, the computer does what we call a key substitution. This means that the command key is mapped to a different key on the Windows keyboard. Unless changed, the Command key can be achieved by pressing the Control or Ctrl key on your keyboard.
How to Map the Command Key on a Windows Keyboard?
By default, the command key is mapped to the Control key. Or, you can map it to a different modifier key by following these steps on a Mac OS.
- Go to the Apple menu and select System Preferences.
- Select Keyboard.
- On the Keyboard tab, select Modifier Keys.
- Select the keyboard that you want to change the mapping for.
- Select the dropdown list next to the Command key and choose a different option.
- Test your new command key to suit your needs.
Note that, Whichever key you map it to, make sure that key isn’t being used by a different modifier key. For example, if you map the command key to the option then make sure the option key is mapped to the command.
How to Change the Command Key on Windows?
To change the command key on windows, follow these steps.
- Download and install the Mouse and Keyboard Center by Microsoft.
- Open the app from the Start Menu.
- Select the command key that you want to change.
- Select the target key.
If your keyboard is not detected by the app, use this software called SharpKeys to change the key. This app is works on all versions of Windows including Windows 11.
- Open SharpKeys from the Start Menu.
- Select Add.
- Under the From key, scroll down and select Left Ctrl.
- Under the To key, select a different key such as Left Windows or Fn.
- Press OK.
How to Fix the Command Key Not Working on the Windows Keyboard?
If the command key is not working, first you need to check if the key is physically damaged. By default, the system maps the command key to the Control key.
Use an online checker like this to press the key on your keyboard. If the on-screen button doesn’t light up, the button is physically inaccessible. Using SharpKeys, you can map the command key to a different button instead. Just make sure that the From key is set to Left Ctrl and change the To key to a working button.
There are tons of keyboard mapping apps available online. This website lists some popular alternatives to SharpKeys.
How to Disable the Command Key on Windows?
Windows does not provide a built-in method to disable the command key. There are many third-party apps that make disabling easier. SharpKeys is primarily used to map the command key on Windows. But, we can also use it to disable the key entirely. Make sure that the To key is mapped to Turn Key Off at the beginning of the list.
The Command key (sometimes abbreviated as Cmd key), ⌘, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. The Command key’s purpose is to allow the user to enter keyboard commands in applications and in the system. An «extended» Macintosh keyboard—the most common type—has two command keys, one on each side of the space bar; some compact keyboards have one only on the left.
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| In Unicode | U+2318 ⌘ PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN |
The ⌘ symbol (the «looped square») was chosen by Susan Kare after Steve Jobs decided that the use of the Apple logo in the menu system (where the keyboard shortcuts are displayed) would be an over-use of the logo. Apple’s adaptation of the symbol—encoded in Unicode at U+2318—was derived in part from its use in Nordic countries as an indicator of cultural locations and places of interest.[1] The symbol is known by various other names, including «Saint John’s Arms» and «Bowen knot».
Apple’s computers up through the 1979 Apple II Plus did not have a command key. The first model on which it appeared was the 1980 Apple III, where there are two monochrome Apple keys, both to the left of the space bar on the lowest row of the keyboard. Two other early Apple computers, the 1982 Apple IIe and the 1984 Apple IIc, also had two such keys, one to the left and one to the right of the space bar; in these models, they mapped to the first two fire buttons of an attached joystick. This allowed for flexible combinations of a modifier key and base key (such as Open-Apple with C for Copy) with just a few extra wires and no ROM changes, since the Apple II could only register one key press at a time (Shift and Control keys were handled in the keyboard encoding hardware which generated ASCII codes). In all these cases, the left Apple key had an outlined «open» Apple logo, and the one on the right had an opaque, «closed» or «solid» Apple logo key. The Apple Lisa had only the closed Apple logo.
When the Macintosh was introduced in 1984, the keyboard had a single command key with a looped square symbol (⌘, U+2318), because Steve Jobs said that showing the Apple logo throughout the menus as a keyboard shortcut was «taking [it] in vain».[2] Thus, the ⌘ symbol appears in the Macintosh menus as the primary modifier key symbol. The original Macintosh also had an Option key, which was used primarily for entering extended characters.
In 1986, the Apple IIGS was introduced. Like the newer Macintosh computers to come, such as the Macintosh SE, it used the Apple Desktop Bus for its keyboard and mouse. However, it was still an Apple II. Apple changed the keys on the IIGS‘s keyboard to Command and Option, as on Mac keyboards, but added an open-Apple to the Command key, for consistency with applications for previous Apple II generations. (The Option key did not have a closed-Apple, probably because Apple II applications used the closed-Apple key much more rarely than the open-Apple key; thus there was less need to keep it around.) Because any ADB keyboard could be used with the IIGS, all of Apple’s ADB keyboards—even those intended for the Mac—also required the open-Apple, and it stuck for more than twenty years, causing confusion long after the Apple II series went out of production.
The Apple symbol was removed in the keyboard’s 2007 redesign, making room for the key’s name to appear—the word «command» is now printed on the key.[3]
On the keyboard of the NeXT Computer that key was marked command in green.
The menus were not marked with a symbol denoting the command key.
Besides being used as a modifier key for keyboard shortcuts it was also used to alter the function of some keys. Command+⇧ Shift toggles alpha lock, command+return sends Enter and command+F11 🔉 toggles Mute.[4]
The functions were printed in green on the front side of the modified keys. This was also done on the Z, X, C and V keys (Undo, Cut, Copy and Paste).
(Left) command—option—* triggers a non-catchable hardware reset thereby hard rebooting the computer. (Contrary to Ctrl+Alt+Del on a PC compatible computer which triggers only a software reset.)
On the NeXT ADB keyboard, the Command keys were replaced by keys labeled help and the Command key morphed into a wide Command bar in front of the space bar.[5]
The purpose of the Command key is to allow the user to enter keyboard shortcuts in applications and in the system. The Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines have always recommended that developers use the Command key (and not the Control or Option keys) for this purpose. A small set of keyboard commands (such as cut and paste, open and save) are standard across nearly all applications, and many other commands are standardized (Find, Show Fonts). If an application needs more shortcuts than can be obtained with the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet, double modifiers such as Command+Option are used.
One advantage of this scheme, as contrasted with the Microsoft Windows mixed use of the Control and Alt keys, is that the Control key is available for its original purpose: entering control characters in terminal applications. (Indeed, the very first Macintosh lacked a Control key; it was soon added to allow compatible terminal software.)
The Macintosh keyboard’s other unusual modifier key, the Option key, serves as a modifier both for entering keyboard shortcuts and for typing text—it is used to enter foreign characters, typographical symbols, and other special characters.
Origin of the symbol
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The ⌘ symbol came into the Macintosh project at a late stage. The development team originally went for their old Apple key, but Steve Jobs found it frustrating when «apples» filled up the Mac’s menus next to the key commands, because he felt that this was an over-use of the company logo.[2] He then opted for a different key symbol. With only a few days left before deadline, the team’s bitmap artist Susan Kare started researching for the Apple logo’s successor. She was browsing through a symbol dictionary when she came across the cloverleaf-like symbol, commonly used in Nordic countries as an indicator of cultural locations and places of interest[1][6] (it is the official road sign for tourist attraction in Denmark, Finland,[7] Iceland,[8] Norway,[9] and Sweden,[10] and the computer key has often been called Fornminne—ancient monument—by Swedish Mac users[11] and Seværdighedstegn—landmark signs—by Danish users). When she showed it to the rest of the team, everyone liked it, and so it became the symbol of the 1984 Macintosh command key.[12][6] Susan Kare states that she has since been told that the symbol was picked for its Scandinavian usage due to its resembling the shape of a square castle with round corner towers as seen from above looking down, notably Borgholm Castle.[6] However, the symbol is used in many places in Scandinavian history, for example on a 5th-century picture stone from Gotland,[13] and first usage of the shape as a sign for a place of interest was suggested by the Finnish Local Heritage Federation in the 1950s.[14]
The symbol was included in the original Macintosh font Chicago, and could be inserted by typing a Ctrl+Q key combination.[15]
In Unicode and HTML it is encoded as U+2318 ⌘ PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN.[16][17][18]
On USB keyboards, the ⌘ Command keys are mapped to standard keycodes reserved for GUI functions.[19]
When using a Macintosh computer with a keyboard lacking ⌘ Command keys, the ⊞ Windows keys used on Microsoft Windows oriented keyboards, or the ◆ Meta keys used on Sun and other Unix keyboards, can be used in place of the Command keys.[20] Conversely, when an Apple USB keyboard is used with other operating systems, the Command keys function as Windows keys or Meta keys.
On a Windows keyboard the position of the ⊞ Win and Alt keys are swapped compared to the position of Alt and ⌘ Command keys on an Apple keyboard. In macOS this can be configured in the keyboard preferences (Modifier Keys …[21]) so that the Windows Alt key (next to the space bar) becomes the Mac ⌘ Command key and vice versa so that users do not have to change their motor learning. All the modifier keys, along with the ⇪ Caps Lock, can be remapped to whichever modifier key function the user wishes, so users of traditional Unix style keyboards may choose to use the ⇪ Caps Lock key as a ⌘ Command key or other modifier.
- ^ a b «Susan Kare on Working on the Macintosh». Stanford University. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Hertzfeld, Andy. «Swedish Campground». Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
‘There are too many Apples on the screen! It’s ridiculous! We’re taking the Apple logo in vain! We’ve got to stop doing that!’
- ^ Phin, Christopher. «Think Retro: Open Apple, closed Apple». MacWorld. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
‘in 2007 Jobs’ vision was finally realized and the Apple symbol was removed for good. In its place, on U.S. keyboards, the word Command joins the ⌘, while in Europe it’s Cmd.’
- ^ NeXT User’s Reference, 4/90, Reorder Product #N6002
- ^ large picture of a NeXT ADB keyboard showing the «Command bar»
- ^ a b c Grafik. «High Command». Grafik.
- ^ «Informative signs». Finnish Transport Agency. August 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ «Road Markings, www.arctic.is». Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ «Serviceskilt». Vegvesen. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
- ^ «Sevärdhet». Transportstyrelsen. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. (in Swedish)
- ^ «Fornminne på Mac». Hexmasters Faktoider. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. (in Swedish)
- ^ Hertzfeld, Andy. «Swedish Campground». Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
‘Twenty years later, even in OS X, the Macintosh still has a little bit of a Swedish campground in it.’
- ^ «Bilder av Gotland — Kulturkringlan».
- ^ «Riksantikvarieämbetets historia». August 17, 2017.
- ^ Apple Computer (October 1, 1993). «Technical Note TE505 – Font Manager Q&As – Macintosh Reference Library». Apple. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
Chicago Control-Q prints propeller or clover symbol
- ^ Allen, Julie D. (October 2006). «Unicode Names Index» (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 5.0.0. Unicode Consortium. p. 1214. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ «Unicode Character Name Index». Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ «The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0: Miscellaneous Technical» (PDF). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ «USB HID usage table», FreeBSD Diary, retrieved September 30, 2014
- ^ Frakes, Dan (January 31, 2005). «Mac mini, Windows Keyboard». MacWorld. Mac Publishing. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
Windows key acts as Apple/command
. - ^ «How-To: Remap Windows keyboards to match the Mac keyboard layout».
- Jargon File entry on feature key
- Jargon File entry on pretzel key
- Andy Hertzfeld’s story at Folklore.org
- Susan Kare’s interview about the symbol
- Sight Worth Seeing entry, Symbols
- More on the History of Apple’s Command Key, Low End Mac
- St. Hans’ Cross entry, Symbols Online Symbol Encyclopedia
- «How Apple Keyboards Lost a Logo and Windows PCs Gained One», RoughlyDrafted
- Tom Chatfield tells the story of the command key, on Medium
- High resolution photo of mint NeXT keyboard
If you are following a tutorial, or just performing a simple action, you may be required to use the Command key on your Mac. If you are wondering which key that is and where to find it – especially if you aren’t using a Mac keyboard – then you have come to the right place.
The Command or Cmd key (sometimes referred to as the Apple key) is one of the most useful keys on a Mac keyboard.
The Command key is used with a single letter key for many of the Mac’s most common actions: Command-C to copy, Command-P to print, Command-V to paste and so on.
Its function is similar to Ctrl on a PC keyboard, but Ctrl on a Mac keyboard has its own set of features, so the two aren’t interchangeable.
Where is the Command key?
You’ll find the Command key next to the Space bar. There is one on either side.
What does the Command key look like?
The Command key, is labelled with Cmd and this quadruple loop symbol: ⌘
The icon was designed by Susan Kare, an Apple employee who joined the company in 1982. Kare took her design inspiration from a Swedish icon for a campsite.
The Command key used to also have an Apple logo on it, but Apple stopped including that some time ago.
Where is the command key on a PC keyboard?
Using a PC keyboard with a Mac? If you’re looking for the Command key on a Microsoft keyboard, or any non-Apple keyboard for that matter, you may be confused as to which key to use. It won’t be the Ctrl key as that key is used for other functions on a Mac, but which key is it?
On a PC keyboard the Command key is either the Windows key or the Start key.
What’s the difference between Cmd and Ctrl?
On a Mac the Cmd key essentially takes on the role of the Ctrl key on a PC. On a PC Ctrl-S saves, Ctrl-P prints, and so on.
For Mac users perhaps the handiest use of Ctrl is for simulating a right-click when using a one-button mouse or a track pad: Ctrl-click does the job otherwise reserved for right-click. Ctrl on the Mac also has some useful features of its own though.
For example: Control-H will delete the character on the left while
Control-D will delete the character on the right.
For more tips read our
Essential Mac keyboard shortcuts for key combinations featuring Alt/Option, Control, Command, Fn and other keys on your Mac keyboard.
If you are curious about the Option key is read:
What is the Option key on a Mac?
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