| Category | Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|---|
| General | ⌘ + C | Copy |
| ⌘ + X | Cut | |
| ⌘ + V | Paste | |
| ⌘ + Z | Undo | |
| ⌘ + Shift + Z | Redo | |
| ⌘ + A | Select All | |
| ⌘ + S | Save | |
| ⌘ + P | ||
| ⌘ + Q | Quit application | |
| ⌘ + Tab | Switch applications | |
| ⌘ + Option + Esc | Force Quit | |
| ⌘ + H | Hide active application | |
| ⌘ + M | Minimize active window | |
| Finder | ⌘ + N | New Finder window |
| ⌘ + T | New Finder tab | |
| ⌘ + Shift + N | New folder | |
| ⌘ + Delete | Move to Trash | |
| ⌘ + Shift + Delete | Empty Trash | |
| ⌘ + I | Get Info | |
| ⌘ + Option + I | Show Inspector | |
| ⌘ + J | Show View Options | |
| ⌘ + K | Connect to Server | |
| ⌘ + Shift + G | Go to Folder | |
| System | ⌘ + Space | Spotlight Search |
| Control + ⌘ + Space | Emoji & Symbol Viewer | |
| ⌘ + Shift + 3 | Capture entire screen | |
| ⌘ + Shift + 4 | Capture selected portion of the screen | |
| Control + ⌘ + Q | Lock Screen | |
| Text Navigation | Option + Left/Right Arrow | Move cursor one word left/right |
| ⌘ + Left/Right Arrow | Move cursor to beginning/end of line | |
| ⌘ + Up/Down Arrow | Move cursor to beginning/end of document | |
| ⌘ + Delete | Delete text to the beginning of the line | |
| Option + Delete | Delete word to the left | |
| Web Browsing (Safari) | ⌘ + T | Open new tab |
| ⌘ + W | Close current tab | |
| ⌘ + Shift + T | Reopen last closed tab | |
| ⌘ + L | Highlight address/search bar | |
| ⌘ + R | Reload page | |
| ⌘ + F | Find on page | |
| ⌘ + Shift + R | Reload page without cache | |
| Window Management | Control + Up Arrow | Mission Control |
| Control + Down Arrow | App Exposé | |
| Control + Left/Right Arrow | Move between Desktops | |
| Control + ⌘ + F | Toggle Full Screen | |
| ⌘ + ` (backtick) | Cycle through windows of the same application |
These symbols often appear in menus and documentation to indicate keyboard shortcuts.
| Symbol | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘ | Command (Cmd) | Used for most shortcuts |
| ⌥ | Option (Alt) | Used for alternate commands |
| ^ | Control (Ctrl) | Used for control commands |
| ⇧ | Shift | Used for capital letters and other shortcuts |
| ⇪ | Caps Lock | Toggles capitalization |
| ⏏ | Eject | Ejects disks |
| ⇥ | Tab | Moves to the next field or item |
| ⇤ | Backtab | Moves to the previous field or item |
| ↩ | Return (Enter) | Executes commands or inserts line breaks |
| ⌫ | Delete (Backspace) | Deletes the previous character |
| ⌦ | Forward Delete | Deletes the next character |
| ↖ | Home | Moves to the beginning of a document |
| ↘ | End | Moves to the end of a document |
| ⇞ | Page Up | Scrolls up one page |
| ⇟ | Page Down | Scrolls down one page |
| ⌧ | Clear | Deletes the current selection |
| ⌃ | Control (Ctrl) | Used for control commands |
| ⎋ | Escape (Esc) | Exits full-screen mode or cancels actions |
| ⏎ | Return | Same as Enter |
| ⎀ | Space | Inserts a space |
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