---
title: Keyboard
description: Display keyboard keys with platform-specific styling for Windows and macOS.
date : 19-05-2025
---

The `Keyboard` component automatically renders platform-appropriate key symbols for macOS and Windows. It's perfect for documenting keyboard shortcuts in your application.

## Usage

### Basic Usage

Simply use the `Kbd` component with a `show` prop:

```tsx
<Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="c" />
```

Renders as:
<Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="c" />

### Automatic Symbol Rendering

The component automatically renders appropriate symbols based on the platform:

```tsx
{/* Windows style (default) */}
<Kbd show="ctrl" /> + <Kbd show="v" />

{/* Mac style */}
<Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="v" type="mac" />
```

Renders as:
- Windows: <Kbd show="ctrl" type="window" /> + <Kbd show="v" type="window" />
- Mac: <Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="v" type="mac" />

### Custom Content

For custom key labels, provide children:

```tsx
<Kbd show="custom">Custom</Kbd>
```

Renders as: <Kbd show="custom">Custom</Kbd>

## Props

| Prop      | Type                | Default    | Description |
|-----------|---------------------|------------|-------------|
| `show`    | `string`            | (required) | The key identifier (e.g., 'cmd', 'ctrl', 'a') |
| `type`    | `string` | `window` | for device type `mac` or `window` | Platform style or custom content |
| `children`| `ReactNode`         | -          | Custom content to display (overrides automatic rendering) |

## Supported Keys

The component includes special handling for common keys:

| Key Name    | Windows | macOS |
|-------------|---------|-------|
| command/cmd | `Win`   | `⌘`   |
| option/alt  | `Alt`   | `⌥`   |
| shift       | `Shift` | `⇧`   |
| ctrl/control| `Ctrl`  | `⌃`   |
| tab         | `Tab`   | `⇥`   |
| enter/return| `Enter` | `⏎`   |
| delete      | `Del`   | `⌫`   |
| escape/esc  | `Esc`   | `⎋`   |
| up/down/left/right  | `↑` `↓` `←` `→` | `↑` `↓` `←` `→` |
| space       | `Space` | `␣`   |

## Examples

### Common Shortcuts

```tsx
{/* Copy shortcut */}
<Kbd show="ctrl" /> + <Kbd show="c" />

{/* Paste shortcut */}
<Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="v" type="mac" />

{/* Save shortcut */}
<Kbd show="ctrl" /> + <Kbd show="s" />
```

### Custom Key Combinations

```tsx
{/* Custom application shortcut */}
<Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="option" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="a" type="mac"/>
```

Render as: <Kbd show="cmd" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="option" type="mac" /> + <Kbd show="a" type="mac"/>

### Arrow Key

```tsx
<Kbd show="up" /> <Kbd show="down" /> <Kbd show="left" /> <Kbd show="right" />
```

Render as: <Kbd show="up" /> <Kbd show="down" /> <Kbd show="left" /> <Kbd show="right" />

## Best Practices

1. **Be Consistent**: Stick to one platform style within the same context
2. **Use Type Wisely**:
   - Use `type="mac"` for Mac-specific documentation
   - Use `type="window"` (default) for Windows/Linux
3. **Accessibility**: The component uses semantic `<kbd>` HTML for better accessibility

## Notes

- The component automatically capitalizes single letters (e.g., 'a' becomes 'A')
- Unrecognized keys are displayed as-is
- Dark mode is automatically supported through Tailwind's dark mode classes