The
Command key (
⌘), also historically known as the
Apple key,
clover key,
open-Apple key,
pretzel key,
propeller key,
squiggly button,
AppleSquiggle,
hairball,
butterfly key,
the quad button , or
meta key, is a
modifier key present on
Apple keyboards. The Command key's purpose is to allow the user to enter
keyboard commands in applications and in the
system. An "extended" Macintosh keyboard — the most common type — has two command keys, one on each side of the
space bar; some compact keyboards have one only on the left.