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MacBook-style key symbols come to all four Magic Keyboards

Apple quietly updated its Magic Keyboard with MacBook-style symbol-only keycaps. The real shock? The price actually stayed the same.

Slim, full-size black computer keyboard with dark keys, low profile, and integrated numeric keypad on the right, set against a plain white backgroundApple’s Magic Keyboard

Updated store images show glyphs replacing the written labels on the Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, Return, and Delete keys. The symbols match those introduced on the latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air keyboards in March.

The change appears across the standard model priced at $99 and the compact Touch ID version priced at $149. Apple’s extended keyboard with Touch ID and a numeric keypad also shows the new glyphs with both white keys for $179 and black keys for $199.

Those are the same prices Apple charged when it introduced the USB-C versions in October 2024. The product names, specifications, compatibility requirements, and listed model numbers haven’t changed either.

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