HOWTO Type the Apple Command ⌘ Symbol (and ctrl ⌃, option ⌥, shift ⇧)

I dig speed 💨 and therefore get a kick out of all the keyboard shortcuts I can remember so I can go faster ⚡️. Since moving to Mac, I’ve really enjoyed the keyboard shortcuts with the Apple Command or Apple Open ⌘ key. Thanks to the ⌘ key, I don’t have to take my hands off of the home keys (asdf jkl;), whereas when I have to move my left pinky off of a home key to hit the Ctrl key in Windows.

The problem I hope to solve in this article is *sharing* my love of keyboard shortcuts with others. How do you type ⌘, ⌃, ⌥, or ⇧ (so I can share my favorite keyboard shortcut ⌘-⌃-⇧-4 which takes a screenshot and puts it in your clipboard)?

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👇 THIS IS HOW 👇

1. Use the keyboard shortcut ⌃-⌘-Space (⌃-⌘-␣ or Ctrl-Command-Space)
2. Type one of the phrases below ⌨️ ️(the example shows typing ⌘ with “place of interest”), and use the️ arrow keys to select ↓, and hit enter ⏎

- PLACE OF INTEREST ⌘ (command)
- UP ARROWHEAD ⌃ (ctrl)
- OPTION ⌥ (option/alt)
- UPWARDS WHITE ARROW ⇧ (shift)