


The key functions as a Meta key or Super key in Unix-like environments, and is equally equivalent to the Windows key in Windows environments, although in common applications it performs the same function as the Windows Control key.

The Command key ( ⌘), used in most Mac keyboard shortcuts.Features different from other keyboards include: Some of these keys have unique symbols defined in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Technical. To serve the functionality of the Macintosh operating systems (and because of historical differences), the Apple Keyboard's layout differs somewhat from that of the ubiquitous IBM PC keyboard, mainly in its modifier and special keys.
