Shortcut

A shortcut is a string in the format 'CommandOrControl+Shift+F'.

Tokens are separated by + and are case-insensitive. The last token must be a key code; all preceding tokens must be modifiers.

Modifiers

Token(s)	Description
`CommandOrControl`, `CmdOrCtrl`	Command on macOS, Control on Windows/Linux.
`Command`, `Cmd`, `Meta`, `Super`	The Command / Meta key (macOS).
`Control`, `Ctrl`	The Control key.
`Shift`	The Shift key.
`Alt`, `Option`	The Alt / Option key.
`AltGr`	The AltGr key (Windows/Linux).

Named key codes

Token(s)	Description
`Backspace`	Backspace key.
`CapsLock`	Caps Lock key.
`Delete`	Delete key.
`Down`, `Up`, `Left`, `Right`	Arrow keys.
`End`	End key.
`Enter`, `Return`	Enter / Return key.
`Esc`, `Escape`	Escape key.
`F1`–`F24`	Function keys.
`Home`	Home key.
`Insert`	Insert key.
`MediaNextTrack`	Media Next Track key.
`MediaPlayPause`	Media Play/Pause key.
`MediaPreviousTrack`	Media Previous Track key.
`MediaStop`	Media Stop key.
`Num0`–`Num9`	Numpad digit keys.
`NumAdd`	Numpad `+` key.
`NumDec`	Numpad decimal key.
`NumDiv`	Numpad `/` key.
`NumLock`	Num Lock key.
`NumMult`	Numpad `*` key.
`NumSub`	Numpad `-` key.
`PageDown`	Page Down key.
`PageUp`	Page Up key.
`Plus`	The `+` key.
`PrintScreen`	Print Screen key.
`ScrollLock`	Scroll Lock key.
`Space`	Space bar.
`Tab`	Tab key.
`VolumeDown`	Volume Down key.
`VolumeMute`	Volume Mute key.
`VolumeUp`	Volume Up key.

Single-character key codes

Any single ASCII character can be used as a key code directly, e.g. A–Z, 0–9, and punctuation such as ,, -, ., /, ;, =, [, \, ], `, and '. Characters that require Shift (e.g. !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), +, :, <, >, ?, ", {, |, }, ~, _) implicitly add the Shift modifier.

type Shortcut = string;

Example

‘CommandOrControl+Shift+Z’ ‘Ctrl+Alt+Delete’ ‘F5’ ‘Shift+F’