Template:Key

Template Documentation

This template creates a button via CSS to represent a key press on a keyboard.

Usage

Parameters

1 ^Required

The key(s) to be displayed. This can be any text, but it is recommended to use the name of the key, or the key's symbol.

2 - 5

Additional keys to be displayed. These will be displayed in the order they are entered, and will be separated by a plus sign (+).

chain

If this parameter is set, the sign between the keys will be replaced by it.

Examples

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Editors are encouraged to add any missing information to the article, while verifying that the article's current content is correct.

• {{Key|ESC}} -> ESC
• {{Key|Shift}} -> ⇧ Shift
• {{Key|Ctrl|Alt|Del}} -> Ctrl+Alt+Del
• {{Key|Ctrl|Alt|Del|chain= • }} -> Ctrl • Alt • Del

How to translate

This template doesn't need to/shouldn't be translated, but you can translate the documentation of this template with the following steps:

1. Create a subpage of this template with the language code of the language you want to translate to.
2. Copy the code wrapped in the <noinclude> tag in this template into the page you created.

   {{Translation guide}} template should be removed from the translated documentation.

3. Translate the page according to the translation requirements of normal pages.

See also

• mw:Template:Key press

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