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What is the Menu Key in the Computer?

Menu key is the name of a key on the computer keyboard that opens the context menu of a selected item or on the element with keyboard focus, performing the same function as a right mouse click using the keyboard.

A black key with a white rectangle, horizontal lines, and a tiny mouse cursor printed on it.
The Menu key. Photo by Raysonho on Wikimedia (license: CC0 1.0).

Where is the Menu Key on the Keyboard?

The Menu key is located on the bottom row of the keyboard, between the right Ctrl key and the WinKey. It has a little graphic of a menu printed on it.

A black Lenovo keyboard with a short enter key and a USB cable.
A black computer keyboard featuring ANSI layout. Photo by Raysonho on Wikimedia (license: CC0 1.0).

Observation: some keyboards have a key that literally has the word "menu" written on it. I never used one of these, so I don't know what it does, but it's very likely this is also the "menu" key!

A yellow keyboard with ANSI layout.
A keyboard featuring the ANSI keyboard layout. Photo by Thomas Vogt on Flickr (license: CC BY 2.0)
Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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