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Class of key on a computer keyboard
computing, a modifier key is a special key (or combination) on a computer keyboard that temporarily modifies the normal action of another key when pressed
Modifier_key
Keyboard modifier key
The Fn key, short form for function, is a modifier key on many keyboards. It is generally used for the purpose of rapidly changing display or audio settings
Fn_key
Computer key
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
Command_key
Computer key
Linux and BSD operating systems and software today. The Super key was originally a modifier key on a keyboard designed for Lisp machines at MIT. The "space-cadet"
Super_key_(keyboard_button)
Arrangement of keys on a typographic keyboard
a modifier key is held down while another key is struck. To facilitate this, modifier keys usually come in pairs, one functionally identical key for
Keyboard_layout
Special kind of modifier keyboard key
A dead key is a special kind of modifier key on a mechanical typewriter, or computer keyboard, that is typically used to attach a specific diacritic to
Dead_key
Data input device
By themselves, modifier keys usually do nothing. The most widely used modifier keys include the Ctrl, ⇧ Shift and Alt keys. The AltGr key is used to access
Computer_keyboard
Key on computer keyboards
In computing, a Control key Ctrl is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation (for example, Ctrl+C)
Control_key
Modifier key on workstation keyboards of the 1970s/80s
The Meta key is a modifier key on certain keyboards. It first appeared on the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL)'s SAIL keyboard in 1970. The
Meta_key
Modifier key on some computer keyboards
AltGr (also Alt Graph) is a modifier key found on computer keyboards. It is primarily used to type characters that are used less frequently in the language
AltGr_key
Keyboard shortcut allowing jump to specific part of page
modifier keys such as Ctrl. Access keys are specified in HTML using the accesskey attribute. The value of an element’s accesskey attribute is the key
Access_key
Topics referred to by the same term
Compound modifier, two or more words that modify a noun Dangling modifier, a word or phrase that modifies a clause in an ambiguous manner Modifier key, a kind
Modifier
Assignments for computer keyboard keys
holds down the modifier key(s), then quickly presses and releases the regular (non-modifier) key, and finally releases the modifier key(s). This distinction
Keyboard_shortcut
Accessibility feature
required to press multiple keys at a time, the user can press and release a modifier key, such as ⇧ Shift, Ctrl, Alt, or the Windows key, and have it remain
Sticky_keys
Cluster of keys on a computer keyboard
next line Additional text based actions can be achieved by holding a Modifier key i.e., ⇧ Shift for selection and ⌃ Ctrl for word based movement Moving
Arrow_keys
Keyboard key meant for Windows devices
feature was added back in Windows 10. Pressing the key in combination with other keys (i.e., as a modifier key) allows the invocation of many common functions
Windows_key
Key on typewriter or computer keyboard
The Shift key ⇧ Shift is a modifier key on a computer keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. There are typically
Shift_key
Computer key
function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key. For example, simply pressing A will type
Alt_key
Chatbot developed by Microsoft
most users would ultimately want to make it emulate the ⌃ Right Ctrl modifier key; as of 2025[update], such functionality had not yet been implemented
Microsoft_Copilot
Computer key to initiate glyph merger
second-rightmost key on the bottom row. ISO keyboard symbol for "Compose Character" If the Compose key is not also a modifier key, then key rollover means
Compose_key
Modifier key present on Apple keyboards
The Option key, ⌥, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. It is located between the Control key and the Command key on a typical Mac keyboard.
Option_key
Key on a computer or terminal keyboard
increased to 24 keys in two rows. IBM 5250: early models frequently had a "cmd" modifier key, by which the numeric row keys emulate function keys; later models
Function_key
Keys on many computer keyboards
Used together with a modifier key, such as Alt, ⌥ Opt, ^Ctrl or a combination thereof, they may act the same as the Page keys. In most operating systems
Page_Up_and_Page_Down_keys
Ability of a computer keyboard to correctly handle several simultaneous keystrokes
using modifier keys such as Shift or Control, the user intentionally holds the modifier key(s) while pressing and releasing another key. Rapid typists
Key_rollover
Keyboard used on MIT Lisp machines, influential to Emacs
modifier keys; for example, Control+Meta+Hyper+Super can be pressed with the fingers of one hand, while the other hand presses another key. Many keys
Space-cadet_keyboard
Family of text editors
without modifier keys. Using customized key layout offered by Spacemacs and Doom Emacs, projects where space bar key is used as the main key for initiating
Emacs
Keyboard setting
Fn modifier key is used to combine keys to save room and add non-standard functionality; a common use is merging the row with keys F1- F12 with keys that
Lock_key
Supplementary bit in keyboard encoding
representation of a character that is set by pressing a keyboard modifier key other than the shift key. Setting a bucky bit changes the output character. A bucky
Bucky_bit
Key on many computer keyboards
inconveniently located, most often in the function keys row. This is similar to how the extensive modifier keys in Emacs were easily used on the original keyboard
Esc_key
Mechanical device for typing characters
page. The concept of a shift key or modifier key was later extended to Ctrl, Alt, AltGr and Super ("Windows" or "Apple") keys on modern computer keyboards
Typewriter
External computer keyboards developed by Apple Inc.
host iPad. All current Apple keyboards utilize low-profile key designs, and common modifier keys. As of 2015 the butterfly keyboard design was implemented
Apple_keyboards
Open source Firefox-based web browser
dismissed than a new tab. It is invoked by clicking a link while holding a modifier key. The feature is based on Arc's Peek function (confused with tabless "Little
Zen_Browser
X Window keyboard control extension
layouts. Its main features are: enhanced support for modifiers (Alt, ⇧ Shift, etc.); better treatment of key groups (typically keyboard layouts); extended control
X_keyboard_extension
counterparts. For example, the right-Alt key may be remapped as an AltGr modifier key or as a compose key and the dead key function deactivated, so that they
List of QWERTY keyboard language variants
List_of_QWERTY_keyboard_language_variants
Long wide key on a typewriter or keyboard
Depending on the operating system, the space bar used with a modifier key such as the control key may have functions such as resizing or closing the current
Space_bar
Keyboard Layouts
re-map the keyboard layout or have different modifier keys (for example the Amiga keyboard has "A" modifier keys and BBC Micro or Acorn keyboards often had
British and American keyboards
British_and_American_keyboards
Rivalry between Emacs and vi text editors
of Emacs, involved predicting what would happen if a user held down a modifier key (such as Ctrl or Alt) and typed their own name. This game humor originated
Editor_war
Topics referred to by the same term
Super key may refer to: Super key (keyboard button), modifier key on keyboards Superkey, database relation This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Super_key
Method used for display options on video text terminals
output sequences. The <modifier> is normally omitted if no modifier keys are pressed, but most implementations always emit the <modifier> for F1–F4. (draft
ANSI_escape_code
Tiling Wayland compositor
Controls are the same as i3, with a $mod modifier key (Super or Alt by default) pressed with an arrow key to change focus to a window. Window movement
Sway_(window_manager)
Topics referred to by the same term
Metadata, data about data META II, a compiler-writing language Meta key, a modifier key on 1970s, 1980s workstations FF Meta, a typeface Metasequoia (software)
Meta
Data sent by computer keyboard keypress
of modifier keys encoded in a bitmap (where each bit represents a key state) alongside a scancode array of pressed keys (excluding modifier keys). Mapping
Scancode
Keyboard shortcut to switch windows without using a mouse
applications rather than windows. The use of the modifier key Alt in using Alt+Tab ↹ differs from typical modifier key use in the following ways: There is a difference
Alt-Tab
Transliteration scheme for Indic scripts
setting up an alternative keyboard layout. This allows one to hold a modifier key to type letters with diacritical marks. For example, alt+a = ā. How this
International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
International_Alphabet_of_Sanskrit_Transliteration
Character used to start an escape sequence
for this purpose, such as $, #, *, +, ;, <, >, ? , @ and ~ AltGr key – Modifier key on some computer keyboards Escape sequences in C – Special character
Escape_character
Computer input action
requiring the use of a second mouse button, "click and hold" delay, or modifier key to gain access to actions other than following the link. On touchscreens
Double-click
1999 Microsoft operating system version
systems. These included: StickyKeys: makes modifier keys (ALT, CTRL and SHIFT) become "sticky": a user can press the modifier key, and then release it before
Windows_2000
Topics referred to by the same term
trigger an event Keyboard buttons (generally) The "command" key on Apple keyboards (a modifier key with a "⌘" symbol printed on it) Push-button This disambiguation
Command_button
Topics referred to by the same term
operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards Command pattern, a software
Command
Topics referred to by the same term
circle DJ Hyper (born 1977), a British electronic musician Hyper key, a modifier key on the space-cadet keyboard Hyper engine, a hypothetical aircraft
Hyper
Fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
to O: U+1D0F ᴏ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL O U+1D3C ᴼ MODIFIER LETTER CAPITAL O U+1D52 ᵒ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O U+1D11 ᴑ LATIN SMALL LETTER SIDEWAYS O
O
Indicator showing where text would be input
key, the End key, and various key combinations involving a modifier key such as the Control key. The position of the cursor also may be changed by moving
Cursor_(user_interface)
East Baltic language
diacritics are entered by using a dead key (usually ', occasionally ~). Some keyboard layouts use the modifier key AltGr (most notably the Windows 2000
Latvian_language
application is recorded in some way and then played back so that the recorded key-presses can be repeated multiple times. Keystroke programming is most commonly
Keystroke_programming
Feature of some graphical user interfaces that uses the keyboard as a pointing device
selected. Assignment of left/middle/right button to primary/modifier/alternate, alternate/modifier/primary, or something else is settable by many means. Some
Mouse_keys
Discrete, discontinuous representation of information
is useful when combinations of key presses are meaningful, and is sometimes used for passing the status of modifier keys on a keyboard (such as shift and
Digital_data
Ability to move through a webpage using arrow keys
the arrow keys (with one or more modifier key held) to navigate on the "2D plane" of the interface. For example, pressing the "up" arrow key will focus
Spatial_navigation
Topics referred to by the same term
for: /opt, a directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard Option key, a modifier key on Apple keyboards OPT, the theoretically optimal page replacement
OPT
From "Press any key to continue" prompts
character. For the vast majority of computer systems, pressing modifier keys or lock keys would not cause processing to resume, as they do not produce an
Any_key
Computer user interface method
with the introduction of Windows, using the control key as modifier key. Similar patterns of key combinations, later borrowed by others, are widely available
Cut,_copy,_and_paste
Computer keyboard key
text. The Gold key is a prefix key, not a modifier key. A modifier key would be pressed and held while a second key is pressed; the Gold key is pressed and
Gold_key_(DEC)
Two or three characters, treated as one
of common operators Compose key – Computer key to initiate glyph merger Dead key – Special kind of modifier keyboard key Escape sequence – Series of characters
Digraphs and trigraphs (programming)
Digraphs_and_trigraphs_(programming)
Functional programming language for arrays
symbols produced by the classic APL keyboard layout when holding the APL modifier key and typing "APL". Despite all these community efforts, no universal vendor-agnostic
APL_(programming_language)
user interfaces were text-only and were operated mostly by function key and modifier key sequences. Every program used a different set of keystrokes, making
Integrated_software
Third model in the Apple II series of personal computers
standard editing keys (Del and Tab ↹), two special Apple modifier keys (Open and Solid Apple), and a safe off-to-side relocation of the Reset key. The auto-repeat
Apple_IIe
Remote control software product
released in November 2010, resolved the Control session mouse-click modifier key issues as well as Exchange connection performance issues. Version 8.8
Timbuktu_(software)
Feature of the macOS operating system
controlling Exposé with the function modifier key, or by enabling the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" setting.) On Mac OS X 10.6 Snow
Mission_Control_(macOS)
Digital application for the Nintendo DSi
shoulder button triggers advanced tool options, mainly acting like a modifier key to show other buttons in the toolbox. The left-handed mode assigns these
Flipnote_Studio
Graphical symbol or pictogram used to point or indicate direction
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs, Miscellaneous Technical, Modifier Tone Letters and Spacing Modifier Letters Unicode blocks. Dingbat Box-drawing character
Arrow_(symbol)
Orthography of the Latvian language
diacritics are entered by using a dead key (usually ' or `). Some keyboard layouts use the AltGr modifier key, usually placed immediately to the right
Latvian_orthography
Freeware file manager for Microsoft Windows
complexity – for instance, the bottom function list changes on press of modifier keys, just showing the currently available hotkey function set. Servant Salamander
Altap_Salamander
Keyboard-oriented text editor
assigned to keys that do not produce characters, such as function keys, or combinations of modifier keys such as Ctrl, and Alt with regular keys. Also, vi
Vi_(text_editor)
Line of pocket computers
associated with a key, and the full command could be entered by depressing the special modifier key, followed by the associated key for the command. In
Tandy_Pocket_Computer
Methods used to input Japanese characters on a computer
layouts. In the place of the space bar key on a conventional keyboard, there are two additional modifier keys, operated with thumbs - one of them is used
Japanese_input_method
Keyboard layout
the modifier key (ε for phonetic transcription, π for mathematical symbols, α for Greek letters). DIN 2137-01:2023-08 does not stipulate that the key located
German extended keyboard layout
German_extended_keyboard_layout
2024 video game
gameplay (e.g., automatic spellcasting, explosion modifiers) Key systems include: Spell chaining where modifiers affect subsequent abilities in a wand's slot
Magicraft
Pointing device used to control a computer
rolling the mouse wheel simultaneously. Clicking while holding down a modifier key. Moving the pointer a long distance: When a practical limit of mouse
Computer_mouse
Text input method
movements, and modifier keys. Incorrect Fixed (IF) keystrokes are found in the input stream, but not the transcribed text, and are not editing keys. Using these
Typing
First major release of classic Apple Macintosh operating system (1984)
characters could be produced when normal keys were pressed along with modifier keys (Command, Shift, Option). Note Pad: A note-taking DA that would save
System_1
Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
Natural History Museum. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023. "Impact modifiers: how to make your compound tougher". Plastics, Additives and Compounding
Plastic
symbol – Symbol used to represent a monetary currency's name Diacritic – Modifier mark added to a letter (accent marks etc.) Electronics symbols Hazard symbol
List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks
List_of_typographical_symbols_and_punctuation_marks
Overview of the accessories made for the PlayStation 3
cable or put into Bluetooth discovery mode (by holding down the "blue" modifier key when switching the device on) so it can be paired and subsequently used
PlayStation_3_accessories
Ability of a computer system to be used by all people
Sticky keys allows characters or commands to be typed without having to hold down a modifier key (Shift, Ctrl, or Alt) while pressing a second key. Similarly
Computer_accessibility
the left one) and type the right-hand letters by holding a key which acts as a modifier key. The layout is mirrored, so the use of the muscle memory of
One-hand_typing
Key on most PC keyboards
modifier keys such as the control key. Traditionally, in Microsoft Windows, pressing PrtSc will capture the entire screen, while pressing the Alt key
Print_Screen
Typographical symbol of a small circle
cardinal number; varies with the font and sometimes underlined) U+1D52 ᵒ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O (superscript letter o) U+02DA ˚ RING ABOVE (˚) (standalone)
Degree_symbol
Third-person plural or gender-neutral pronoun
end up showing is yourself." Adjective phrase modifier: "the real them". Adverb phrase external modifier: "not even them". Plural they's referents can
They
Early video display terminal
Control key, transposing it with the Caps Lock key. Teletype Model 33 About $6,000 today About $11,000 today This is similar to how the extensive modifier keys
ADM-3A
Home computer
the PC keyboard, and the remaining keys must be entered by holding a modifier key. For infrared wireless operation, the keyboard is powered by four AA
IBM_PCjr
Electronics in music and computer keyboards
"phantom keys", the keyboard controller in modern low-cost computer keyboards will ignore further key presses once two keys (other than modifier keys) have
Keyboard_matrix_circuit
User interface software
interface without dialog boxes, and its reliance on incremental search and a modifier key for issuing commands. Archy provides an increased focus on learnability
Archy_(software)
File and archive manager for Microsoft Windows
bottom displays the function key actions for the currently held down modifier keys). Far's standard functionality can be greatly extended with macros (written
Far_Manager
Character encoding used by the Atari 8-bit home computers
one of the two modifier keys (Shift and Control) modifies the value input by pressing other keys. Due to there being two modifier keys, there are four
ATASCII
Symbols for emotional cues in text
sequences. Five symbol modifier characters were added with Unicode 8.0 to provide a range of skin tones for human emoji. These modifiers are U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF
Emoji
Distinct setting within a computer interface
degree) and the English word "mode". Modifier keys on the keyboard, such as the Shift key, the Alt key and the Control key, are all examples of a quasimodal
Mode_(user_interface)
Computer hardware
which makes extensive use of modifier keys, and uses the Control key more than the meta key (IBM PC instead has the Alt key) – these date to the Knight
IBM_PC_keyboard
Punctuation mark with two dots (:)
U+02D0 ː MODIFIER LETTER TRIANGULAR COLON, used in IPA. U+10781 𐞁 MODIFIER LETTER SUPERSCRIPT TRIANGULAR COLON, IPA modifier-letter. U+02D1 ˑ MODIFIER LETTER
Colon_(punctuation)
Framework for cryptographic protocols
and responder get reversed as a negotiation mechanism via the fallback modifier. A Noise Pipe is an example found in §10.4 A real-world example comes from
Noise_Protocol_Framework
Modern writing system of 33 letters
⟨о⟩, ⟨у⟩, ⟨ы⟩, ⟨э⟩, ⟨ю⟩, ⟨я⟩), a semivowel / consonant (⟨й⟩), and two modifier letters or "signs" (⟨ъ⟩, ⟨ь⟩) that alter pronunciation of a preceding consonant
Russian_alphabet
Type of video game controller
same controller buttons as the main fret buttons, plus an additional modifier key, whereas the slide bar from recent versions of Guitar Hero is simply
Guitar_controller
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
Boy/Male
Tamil
Armlet
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Keyes.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Navilla | நாவிலà¯à®²à®¾
Peacock- modified
Navilla | நாவிலà¯à®²à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kay.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy, which is first recorded in the 12th century as Gusia; the etymology is uncertain.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha (see McKay).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire, recorded as Caworde in Domesday Book; the first element is thought to be from a personal name, the second from Old English worð ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English ca ‘jackdaw’, from an unattested Old Norse ká. See also Daw.English : nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed’, ‘clumsy’.English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English keye, kaye ‘key’. Compare Care, Kear.English : topographic name for someone living on or near a quay, Middle English kay(e), Old French cay.English : from a Middle English personal name which figures in Arthurian legend. It is found in Old Welsh as Cai, Middle Welsh Kei, and is ultimately from the Latin personal name Gaius.Scottish and Irish : reduced form of McKay.French : variant of Quay, cognate with 2.Much shortened form of any of various names, mostly Eastern European, beginning with the letter K-.Variant of Danish and Frisian Kai.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Crown, King, A form of keon
Boy/Male
Tamil
Keyurin | கேயà¯à®°à¯€à®¨
With An armlet
Keyurin | கேயà¯à®°à¯€à®¨
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a cook, Anglo-Norman French k(i)eu (from Latin coquus).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caieu, a lost place near Boulogne in Northern France.English : habitational name from a place in Middlesex, now part of Greater London, probably named with Old English cÇ£g ‘key’, ‘projection’ + hÅh ‘spur of land’.Irish : Ulster variant of McHugh.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of the habitational name Cayton or a variant spelling of Keeton. Compare Keyton.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Keisha, KEYSHA means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Kay.Irish : reduced form of McKay.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : possibly a variant of the habitational name Cayton or a variant spelling of Keeton.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Peacock- modified
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, so called from Old English Scēaftingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Scēaft’, a byname meaning ‘shaft’, ‘spear’. The initial consonant was modified from ‘sh’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence.
Male
Greek
(Κήυξ) Greek name, possibly KEYX means "kingfisher." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thessaly, the son of Eosphoros.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Kite.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a locksmith, Middle English keyere, kayer, Old English cǣgere, from cǣg ‘key’ (see Care).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shine
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Kite.
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Peacock
Girl/Female
Muslim
Soft and delicate, Supple
Boy/Male
Hindu
Joyful or consciousness
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Auspicious
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Blasingame.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Name of a river
Girl/Female
Irish
From gran “grain, corn.†Grainne in ancient Ireland was the patron of the harvest. In later legends Grainne was the name of the beautiful daughter of a High King of Ireland, Cormac Mac Art. She had been promised in marriage to the king Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw him at the wedding banquet she realised Fionn was too old for her and put a “geis,†a love spell on Fionn’s nephew, Diarmuid. They ran away together but Fionn’s pursuit prevented them from spending two consecutive nights in the same place. Megalithic sites throughout Ireland are still traditionally referred to as “the bed of Grainne and Diarmuid†(read the legend).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Slave of the Powerful (Allah)
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Intelligent; Administrator
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Born in the spring.
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
MODIFIER KEY
imp. & p. p.
of Modify
a.
The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or vaccination.
n.
One who, or that which, mollifies.
a.
Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.
n.
The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications of light.
n.
That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
n.
Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.
n.
One who builds.
n.
One who, or that which, mortifies.
n.
That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
n.
One who codifies.
a.
Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement.
n.
A kind of modified damask or brocade.
n.
A codifier; a maker of codes.
a.
Capable of being modified; liable to modification.
n.
An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen.
n.
A fossil fish.
n.
One who edifies, builds up, or strengthens another by moral or religious instruction.
imp. & p. p.
of Codify
n.
One who, or that which, modifies.