control key

keyboard modifier key that changes the function of other keys, often used in combination with other keys for commands (open new, save, close, etc.)
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control key

Summary

control key draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #81 of 764).[1]

Key Facts

  • control key's image is recorded as Control key.jpg[2].
  • control key's image is recorded as Preferences-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts-ctrl.svg[3].
  • control key's image is recorded as Touche CTRL.jpg[4].
  • control key's subclass of is recorded as modifier key[5].
  • control key's Commons category is recorded as Control key[6].
  • control key's Unicode character is recorded as ⎈[7].
  • control key's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019qt8[8].
  • control key's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ctrl[9].
  • control key's used by is recorded as Control-Alt-Delete[10].
  • control key's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ctrl'}[11].
  • control key's different from is recorded as Control[12].
  • control key's different from is recorded as Controle[13].
  • control key's icon is recorded as ISO 7000 - Ref-No 2028.svg[14].
  • control key's Fandom article ID is recorded as apple:Control_key[15].
  • control key's Namuwiki ID is recorded as Ctrl 키[16].

Why It Matters

control key draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #81 of 764).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). control key. Retrieved March 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/control-key
MLA “control key.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/control-key.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_control-key_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{control key}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/control-key}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-09}}
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