When you press and release the function key and some letters keys at the same time, it has some special macOS actions. I can't find anything official about these online.
What are they? How can I control and hopefully disable them all?
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1I don't know how to disable them all, but one can disable fn key itself (Systen Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Modifier keys -> Globe key -> No action).– Aivar PaalbergCommented May 19, 2023 at 12:02
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@AivarPaalberg - this question is a direct [yet unlinked] follow-up to apple.stackexchange.com/questions/460019/…– TetsujinCommented May 19, 2023 at 12:15
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The Fn/🌐 (Function/Globe Key) shortcuts don't seem to be documented anywhere. The only way to disable the shortcuts is to disable the Fn key entirely (using hidutil) and that's not a viable solution. It appears the documentation folks at Apple have inadvertently omitted this info.
Since these shortcuts aren't documented anywhere, I did a little experimentation and came up with this list of shortcuts for reference. Activate the shortcut by pressing and holding the Fn/🌐 along with the associated key/letter. See below.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Activate Dock |
| C | Activate Control Center |
| D | Activate Dictation |
| E | Emoji Viewer |
| F | Toggle Fullscreen |
| H | View/Hide Desktop |
| M | Move focus to Menubar |
| N | Notification Center |
| Q | Quick Notes |
| Del | Delete Character to right of cursor. Same as ^ ControlD † |
| ↑ | Scroll Up 1 page † |
| ↓ | Scroll Down 1 page † |
| ← | Scroll to beginning of document † |
| → | Scroll to end of document † |
(Tested in Ventura only)
† Included here for completeness only. This shortcut can be found on Apple's website: Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
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At least Ventura. My other machine is Catalina and I don't believe they are there (can test over the weekend). I don't have Big Sur or Mojave installed anywhere to verify this. Since it's not even documented, I wouldn't know where to find this definitive info other than testing.– AllanCommented May 19, 2023 at 17:20
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Only the 'old' ones already documented work on Mojave [either that or only if you have a key with a globe on it. I have no way to differentiate, next newest Mac has globe AND Ventura.]– TetsujinCommented May 19, 2023 at 17:52
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On my machine I discovered following fn shortcuts in Safari: fn+x closes active tab/window, fn+d scroll down, fn+u scroll up Commented May 19, 2023 at 20:51
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1@theonlygusti I'm on Monterey (12.6.5) and the letter ones work here. Commented May 22, 2023 at 6:32