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What are those symbols shown in menus on Mac?
Many app menus on your Mac show key combinations, such as 
, next to certain menu options. The symbols in the key combinations represent special keyboard keys, called modifier keys.
You can press the key combinations shown in menus to perform actions without opening the menus.
Modifier key | Symbol |
|---|---|
Command |  |
Shift |  |
Option |  |
Control |  |
Return |  |
Delete |  |
Forward Delete |  |
Up Arrow |  |
Down Arrow |  |
Left Arrow |  |
Right Arrow |  |
Page Up |  |
Page Down |  |
Top (Home) |  |
End |  |
Tab Right |  |
Tab Left |  |
Escape (Esc) |  |
If you turn on Sticky Keys in Accessibility preferences, you see the Command, Shift, Option and Control key symbols on your screen when you press those keys. To open Accessibility preferences on your Mac, choose Apple menu 
> System Preferences, then click Accessibility.