keyboard-symbol

Convert key names to symbols like ⌘, ⇧, ⌥ and many more. Supports common symbols for Mac and Windows keyboards.

Install

npm install keyboard-symbol

Usage

import keyboardSymbol from 'keyboard-symbol'

keyboardSymbol('meta', 'mac')
//=> ⌘

keyboardSymbol('meta', 'win')
//=> ❖

keyboardSymbol('control', 'mac')
//=> ⌃

keyboardSymbol('control', 'win')
//=> ctrl

keyboardSymbol('unknownKeyName', 'mac')
//=> unknownKeyName

API

keyboardSymbol(key, OS)

key

Type: string
Default: ''

Your KeyboardEvent.key.

OS

Type: string
Default: mac

Can be mac or win.

List of symbols

⌃ ⌥ ⌘ ❖ ⇪ ⇧ ↑ → ↓ ← ↩ ⌫ ⌦ ⎋ ⇥ ⇞ ⇟ ␣ ctrl alt (source)