--- id: guide.component.kbd title: Keyboard shortcuts summary: Mark up key names and shortcuts inside documentation text. type: reference area: components subarea: components-code canonical: /author/components/kbd --- # Keyboard shortcuts > Documentation index: [llms.min.txt](https://www.shoalrun.com/llms.min.txt) ยท Document manifest: [documents.json](https://www.shoalrun.com/documents.json) Navigation section: [Docs](https://www.shoalrun.com/.well-known/shoalrun/navigation/docs-50f26fe22670.txt) (ID: docs). [All sections and pages](https://www.shoalrun.com/llms.min.txt) Breadcrumbs: [Docs](https://www.shoalrun.com/what-is-shoalrun.md) > Write documentation > Components > Keyboard shortcuts **Updated: 2026-10-19.** Use `` to name a key or shortcut in a sentence. Include the action in the sentence; key styling alone does not explain what the shortcut does. ## Syntax Put each key in its own `` tag and write any separator as ordinary text. ```mdx Press โŒ˜ + C to copy selected text. ``` Press โŒ˜ + C to copy selected text. `` takes nonempty plain text and no attributes. It works inside prose, headings, and table cells. ## HTML, Markdown, and agents HTML renders each key as a semantic `` element. There is no interactive behavior or JavaScript requirement. Markdown keeps the key names as ordinary text. An agent receives the same instruction and shortcut without interpreting the visual key style. ## Related reading ### Related topics - [Short definitions](https://www.shoalrun.com/author/components/info-hint.md) โ€” Use key styling for shortcuts and a disclosure for optional definitions.