Can I use pictures of keyboard characters in Confluence?

Question

I write a lot of technical documents and one thing I use a lot is "Press the X key" or "Press the Enter key".... and instead of writing this, I'd like to have pictures of the X key on a keyboard or a picture of the Enter key on a keyboard and use those instead. Like this:

https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/copy-and-paste-key-shortcuts-gm1171545452-324611051

Julian Milano · Answer

Thanks for your reply- there is a lot of truth in what you say!

Kristian Klima_gtcuat · Answer

Hi @Julian Milano and welcome here.

Just don't :)

By using images of characters, you will not any value to the readers. It might look fancy but the real value is zero.

Also, it will more difficult to manage/update etc.

Ever image on a page is an attachment.

Highlighting the character with BOLD (or combination of Bold and Italics) will do the exact same job and you will thank yourself in future.

* Press R.
* Press Enter.

Disclaimer: I've been writing and managing content for a living since 2000 :)