When dealing with technical commands that use a keyboard (for example, web pages or the command line), you may hear such things as forward slash, backslash, and caret. Many times, users can be confused as these keys may be unfamiliar.

This page provides an example of a PC keyboard and a table listing non-alphanumeric keys for US-based keyboards, with a description or link for additional information.

Example of a keyboard

Below is a close-up image of a QWERTY computer keyboard with each of the keys selectable. You can hover your mouse cursor over any of the keys to see a description. Clicking any of the keys opens a new page with full details.

For information on keyboard shortcut key combinations (e.g., Ctrl+S or Alt+F4), see our computer keyboard shortcut keys page.

Listing of non-alphanumeric keys

  • See our special keys definition for information about special and multimedia keys.
  • Full listing of keyboard terms.
  • Extended special HTML characters and codes.
  • Keyboard help and support.