diff --git a/ts/lib/keys.ts b/ts/lib/keys.ts
index 5d11893b1..ef7bcad15 100644
--- a/ts/lib/keys.ts
+++ b/ts/lib/keys.ts
@@ -59,3 +59,17 @@ export function modifiersToPlatformString(modifiers: string[]): string {
 
     return result;
 }
+
+export function keyToPlatformString(key: string): string {
+    switch (key) {
+        case "Backspace":
+            return "⌫";
+        case "Delete":
+            return "⌦";
+        case "Escape":
+            return "⎋";
+
+        default:
+            return key;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts b/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
index aedadf253..b0d73a527 100644
--- a/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
+++ b/ts/lib/shortcuts.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import type { Modifier } from "./keys";
 
 import { registerPackage } from "./register-package";
-import { modifiersToPlatformString, checkModifiers } from "./keys";
+import { modifiersToPlatformString, keyToPlatformString, checkModifiers } from "./keys";
 
 const keyCodeLookup = {
     Backspace: 8,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function toPlatformString(keyCombination: string[]): string {
     return (
         modifiersToPlatformString(
             keyCombination.slice(0, -1).filter(isRequiredModifier)
-        ) + keyCombination[keyCombination.length - 1]
+        ) + keyToPlatformString(keyCombination[keyCombination.length - 1])
     );
 }