diff --git a/app/internal/window/os_windows.go b/app/internal/window/os_windows.go
index c5a3560e..58d53c76 100644
--- a/app/internal/window/os_windows.go
+++ b/app/internal/window/os_windows.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func windowProc(hwnd syscall.Handle, msg uint32, wParam, lParam uintptr) uintptr
 		if n, ok := convertKeyCode(wParam); ok {
 			cmd := key.Event{Name: n}
 			if getKeyState(_VK_CONTROL)&0x1000 != 0 {
-				cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModCommand
+				cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModCtrl
 			}
 			if getKeyState(_VK_SHIFT)&0x1000 != 0 {
 				cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModShift
diff --git a/app/internal/window/os_x11.go b/app/internal/window/os_x11.go
index 53943b6a..00458ca9 100644
--- a/app/internal/window/os_x11.go
+++ b/app/internal/window/os_x11.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (h *x11EventHandler) handleEvents() bool {
 			// available but not CTRL-2.
 			state := kevt.state
 			mods := x11KeyStateToModifiers(state)
-			if mods.Contain(key.ModCommand) {
+			if mods.Contain(key.ModCtrl) {
 				kevt.state &^= (C.uint(C.ControlMask) | C.uint(C.ShiftMask))
 			}
 			l := int(C.Xutf8LookupString(w.xic, kevt,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (h *x11EventHandler) handleEvents() bool {
 						w.w.Event(key.Event{Name: unicode.ToUpper(r), Modifiers: mods})
 					}
 					// Send EditEvent only when not a CTRL key combination.
-					if !mods.Contain(key.ModCommand) {
+					if !mods.Contain(key.ModCtrl) {
 						w.w.Event(key.EditEvent{Text: string(h.text[:l])})
 					}
 				}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (h *x11EventHandler) handleEvents() bool {
 func x11KeyStateToModifiers(s C.uint) key.Modifiers {
 	var m key.Modifiers
 	if s&C.ControlMask != 0 {
-		m |= key.ModCommand
+		m |= key.ModCtrl
 	}
 	if s&C.ShiftMask != 0 {
 		m |= key.ModShift
diff --git a/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go b/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
index 77e940aa..398348ed 100644
--- a/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
+++ b/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (x *Context) DispatchKey(keyCode uint32) (events []event.Event) {
 	if n, ok := convertKeysym(sym); ok {
 		cmd := key.Event{Name: n}
 		if C.xkb_state_mod_name_is_active(x.state, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&_XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL[0])), C.XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE) == 1 {
-			cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModCommand
+			cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModCtrl
 		}
 		if C.xkb_state_mod_name_is_active(x.state, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&_XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT[0])), C.XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE) == 1 {
 			cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModShift
diff --git a/io/key/key.go b/io/key/key.go
index 7625b545..bca97812 100644
--- a/io/key/key.go
+++ b/io/key/key.go
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ type EditEvent struct {
 type Modifiers uint32
 
 const (
-	// ModCommand is the command modifier. On macOS
-	// it is the Cmd key, on other platforms the Ctrl
-	// key.
-	ModCommand Modifiers = 1 << iota
-	// THe shift key.
+	// ModCtrl is the ctrl modifier key.
+	ModCtrl Modifiers = 1 << iota
+	// ModCommand is the command modifier key
+	// found on Apple keyboards.
+	ModCommand
+	// ModShift is the shift modifier key.
 	ModShift
 )
 
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ func (e Event) String() string {
 
 func (m Modifiers) String() string {
 	var strs []string
+	if m.Contain(ModCtrl) {
+		strs = append(strs, "ModCtrl")
+	}
 	if m.Contain(ModCommand) {
 		strs = append(strs, "ModCommand")
 	}
diff --git a/io/key/mod.go b/io/key/mod.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5db56cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/key/mod.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
+
+// +build !darwin
+
+package key
+
+// ModShortcut is the platform's shortcut modifier, usually the Ctrl
+// key. On Apple platforms it is the Cmd key.
+const ModShortcut = ModCtrl
diff --git a/io/key/mod_darwin.go b/io/key/mod_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0f14377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/key/mod_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
+
+package key
+
+// ModShortcut is the platform's shortcut modifier, usually the Ctrl
+// key. On Apple platforms it is the Cmd key.
+const ModShortcut = ModCommand