Finally! All Secret Keystrokes, Listed in One Place
Friday, August 11th, 2006This list is a repository for every keyboard secret in OS X, and should continue to grow exponentially over time. Some of these are well known, some are not. Shortcuts in the Menu category are common rather than universal.
Here’s a way to decipher them:
- The backwards “y” is the Option key
- “^” is the Control key
- The upward-pointing arrow is the Shift key.



