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Command key

The Command key (sometimes abbreviated as Cmd key), ⌘, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. The Command key's purpose is to allow the user to enter keyboard commands in applications and in the system. An "extended" Macintosh keyboard—the most common type—has two command keys, one on each…

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Apple II PlusApple IIIApple IIeApple IIcJoystick
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Origin of the symbol

LogoTourist attractionDenmarkFinlandIceland
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On other keyboards

USBGUI⊞ Windows◆ MetaSun
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NeXT

NeXT ComputerOptionResetHard rebootingCtrl+Alt+Del
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Command key

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples105
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Command key

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related to Origin of the symbol · 27
Command key → Apple, Borgholm Castle, Chicago, Ctrl, Danish, Denmark, Finland, Finnish Local Heritage Federation, Fornminne, Gotland, He, However, Iceland, Mac's, Macintosh, Nordic, Norway, Scandinavian, Seværdighedstegn, She
related to history · 23
Command key → Apple, Apple II, Apple II Plus, Apple IIc, Apple IIe, Apple III, Apple's, ASCII, Control, Copy, In, Macintosh, Open-Apple, Option, ROM, Shift, Steve Jobs, The, The Apple Lisa, This
related to External links · 18
Command key → Apple's Command Key, File, Folklore, Hans' Cross, Hertzfeld's, History, How Apple Keyboards Lost, Jargon File, Kare's, Logo, Low End MacSt, MediumHigh, NeXT, RoughlyDraftedTom Chatfield, Symbols Online Symbol Encyclopedia, SymbolsMore, Windows PCs Gained One, Worth Seeing
related to Function · 15
Command key → Alt, Command, Control, Find, Guidelines, If, Indeed, Latin, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, One, Option, Show Fonts, The, The Macintosh Human Interface
related to On other keyboards · 12
Command key → Apple USB, Command, Conversely, GUI, Macintosh, Meta, Microsoft Windows, On USB, Sun, Unix, When, Windows
related to NeXT · 8
Command key → Besides, Command, Enter, Mute, NeXT Computer, On, Shift, The
In Unicode · 1
Command key → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+2318 ⌘ PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN

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key command keyboard apple symbol keys macintosh keyboards used logo modifier option also applications one left use next interest windows

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Command keyIn Unicode.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+2318 ⌘ PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN1.00infobox
Commandinstance ofdouble modifiers0.80text
Command keyrelated to External linksJargon File0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksFile0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksHertzfeld's0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksFolklore0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksKare's0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksWorth Seeing0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksSymbolsMore0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksHistory0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksApple's Command Key0.60section
Command keyrelated to External linksLow End MacSt0.60section

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