Swedish Campground
Mac OS modifier keys always seem to confuse me.
I can never work out if ⌥ means the control key or the alt/option key. Upon reading this blog post on Mac OS X Modifier Key Symbols, it became more obvious that it must be the alt/option key since everything else is relatively obvious. Even the command key, ⌘, is now ubiquitous despite its Swedish campground origins.
Summary
| Symbol | Key | How to remember |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘ | Command/Apple | Written on the key, ubiquitous |
| ⌥ | Option | By process of elimination |
| ⌫ | Delete | Obvious |
| ⇧ | Shift | Usual symbol |
| ^ | Control | usual symbol |