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React kbd - Inline with Text
Kbd components embedded inline with paragraph text matching font size for natural reading flow built with shadcn/ui
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Documentation often explains shortcuts within sentences—Press Command+K to search feels more natural than isolated keys. This React pattern embeds Kbd components directly within paragraph text flowing naturally with surrounding words. Built with shadcn/ui Kbd component matching text-sm paragraph font, it's perfect for inline tutorial instructions, help documentation prose, contextual tooltips, readme files, blog posts about software, or any narrative documentation where keyboard shortcuts referenced within explanatory sentences maintaining natural reading rhythm without disrupting text flow.
Press ⌘ K to open the command palette
Pattern created by @haydenbleasel
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