The proper order for listing the modifier keys in a keyboard shortcut on Mac

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Loren

If you write about Mac keyboard shortcuts, as I do there’s a proper order for listing the modifier keys in a shortcut.

Dr. Drang

The proper order is similar to how you see them down at the bottom left of your keyboard.

Control (⌃), Option (⌥), and Command (⌘) always go in that order. The oddball is the Shift(⇧) key, which sneaks in just in front of Command.

Keyboard Maestro recognizes this standard order and presents its “hot key” shortcut the same way.

Keyboard Maestro hot key field

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