Template:Key press
This is the {{key press}} template primarily designed to illustrate keys and keystrokes on a computer keyboard.
Example:
{{key press|A}}produces A
Wikilinks[change source]
If there is an article about the key you can wikilink the key's name like any other wiki text. Like this:
{{key press|[[Alt key|Alt]]}}produces Alt
If you are wikilinking the keys, please ensure that you are piping to the correct page (e.g. [[Control key|Ctrl]] instead of [[Ctrl]], which leads to a disambiguation page).
Wiki characters[change source]
Some wiki markup character, like the pipe symbol, the semicolon and the equals sign, need to be entered using the {{!}}, {{;}} and {{=}} templates:
{{key press|{{!}}}}produces |
{{key press|{{;}}}}produces ;
{{key press|{{=}}}}produces =
However, if the characters are marked as wikilinks, they can be entered as such:
{{key press|[[|]]}}produces |
{{key press|[[;]]}}produces ;
{{key press|[[=]]}}produces =
If you don't want to mark the characters as links, {{key press|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}} is also an option.
Key symbols[change source]
Some key names have a fitting unicode character. This template automatically adds such "icons" to the following key names:
{{key press|Caps Lock}}produces ⇪ Caps Lock
{{key press|Shift}}produces ⇧ Shift
{{key press|Enter}}produces ↵ Enter
{{key press|Tab}}produces Tab ↹
{{key press|Backspace}}produces ← Backspace
{{key press|Cmd}}produces ⌘ Cmd
{{key press|Opt}}produces ⌥ Opt
{{key press|Up}}produces ↑
{{key press|Down}}produces ↓
{{key press|Left}}produces ←
{{key press|Right}}produces →
There are no characters for the Windows key and Menu key. Besides, the Windows logo is trademarked. So this template shows approximate characters for them in the following way:
{{key press|Win}}produces ⊞ Win
{{key press|Menu}}produces ≣ Menu
Video games[change source]
Video game controllers often have specialized input labels that do not map easily. The following are mappings for various game consoles and input features.
Directional input[change source]
The following should only be used when the input sequence uses something other than the primary input or mixes input between directional devices.
{{key press|l-down}}produces L↓{{key press|c-left}}produces C←{{key press|r-up}}produces R↑
Stick specific diagonals are also supported:
{{key press|l-nw}}produces L↖{{key press|c-se}}produces C↘{{key press|r-ne}}produces R↗
PlayStation[change source]
{{key press|ex}}produces ×{{key press|circle}}produces ○{{key press|triangle}}produces △{{key press|square}}produces □
Not to be confused with[change source]
- {{Button}} – produces a similar visual effect, but without the semantic markup, e.g. sample text