diff --git a/Doc/faq/extending.rst b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
index fea5a57..ae0d905 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
      {
        line = readline (prompt);
 
-       if (NULL == line)                          /* CTRL-D pressed */
+       if (NULL == line)                          /* Ctrl-D pressed */
        {
          done = 1;
        }
diff --git a/Doc/faq/windows.rst b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
index 7cac8a9..6db6637 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@
     'HelloHelloHello'
 
 Many people use the interactive mode as a convenient yet highly programmable
-calculator.  When you want to end your interactive Python session, hold the Ctrl
-key down while you enter a Z, then hit the "Enter" key to get back to your
+calculator.  When you want to end your interactive Python session, hold the :kbd:`Ctrl`
+key down while you enter a :kbd:`Z`, then hit the ":kbd:`Enter`" key to get back to your
 Windows command prompt.
 
 You may also find that you have a Start-menu entry such as :menuselection:`Start
 --> Programs --> Python 3.3 --> Python (command line)` that results in you
 seeing the ``>>>`` prompt in a new window.  If so, the window will disappear
-after you enter the Ctrl-Z character; Windows is running a single "python"
+after you enter the :kbd:`Ctrl-Z` character; Windows is running a single "python"
 command in the window, and closes it when you terminate the interpreter.
 
 If the ``python`` command, instead of displaying the interpreter prompt ``>>>``,
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 
    c:\Python33\python
 
-starts up the interpreter as above (and don't forget you'll need a "CTRL-Z" and
-an "Enter" to get out of it). Once you have verified the directory, you can
+starts up the interpreter as above (and don't forget you'll need a ":kbd:`Ctrl-Z`" and
+an ":kbd:`Enter`" to get out of it). Once you have verified the directory, you can
 add it to the system path to make it easier to start Python by just running
 the ``python`` command. This is currently an option in the installer as of
 CPython 3.3.
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
        return (0 != kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, 0))
 
 In 2.7 and 3.2, :func:`os.kill` is implemented similar to the above function,
-with the additional feature of being able to send CTRL+C and CTRL+BREAK
+with the additional feature of being able to send :kbd:`Ctrl+C` and :kbd:`Ctrl+Break`
 to console subprocesses which are designed to handle those signals. See
 :func:`os.kill` for further details.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index dee3286..277e404 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
         loop.add_signal_handler(getattr(signal, signame),
                                 functools.partial(ask_exit, signame))
 
-    print("Event loop running forever, press CTRL+c to interrupt.")
+    print("Event loop running forever, press Ctrl+C to interrupt.")
     print("pid %s: send SIGINT or SIGTERM to exit." % os.getpid())
     try:
         loop.run_forever()
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst
index 2e671e8..02a1b68 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-protocol.rst
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
     coro = loop.create_server(EchoServerClientProtocol, '127.0.0.1', 8888)
     server = loop.run_until_complete(coro)
 
-    # Serve requests until CTRL+c is pressed
+    # Serve requests until Ctrl+C is pressed
     print('Serving on {}'.format(server.sockets[0].getsockname()))
     try:
         loop.run_forever()
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
index e9638e3..0ba3d70 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
     coro = asyncio.start_server(handle_echo, '127.0.0.1', 8888, loop=loop)
     server = loop.run_until_complete(coro)
 
-    # Serve requests until CTRL+c is pressed
+    # Serve requests until Ctrl+C is pressed
     print('Serving on {}'.format(server.sockets[0].getsockname()))
     try:
         loop.run_forever()
diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst
index e64f683..ecc7115 100644
--- a/Doc/library/idle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@
 Editing and navigation
 ----------------------
 
-In this section, 'C' refers to the Control key on Windows and Unix and
-the Command key on Mac OSX.
+In this section, 'C' refers to the :kbd:`Control` key on Windows and Unix and
+the :kbd:`Command` key on Mac OSX.
 
 * :kbd:`Backspace` deletes to the left; :kbd:`Del` deletes to the right
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 4d5f308..93f59cd 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@
 
 .. note::
 
-   If the SIGINT signal generated by Ctrl-C arrives while the main thread is
+   If the SIGINT signal generated by :kbd:`Ctrl-C` arrives while the main thread is
    blocked by a call to :meth:`BoundedSemaphore.acquire`, :meth:`Lock.acquire`,
    :meth:`RLock.acquire`, :meth:`Semaphore.acquire`, :meth:`Condition.acquire`
    or :meth:`Condition.wait` then the call will be immediately interrupted and
diff --git a/Doc/library/pdb.rst b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
index 6e526f4..c144db6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pdb.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pdb.rst
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
    that matches one of these patterns. [1]_
 
    By default, Pdb sets a handler for the SIGINT signal (which is sent when the
-   user presses Ctrl-C on the console) when you give a ``continue`` command.
-   This allows you to break into the debugger again by pressing Ctrl-C.  If you
+   user presses :kbd:`Ctrl-C` on the console) when you give a ``continue`` command.
+   This allows you to break into the debugger again by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl-C`.  If you
    want Pdb not to touch the SIGINT handler, set *nosigint* tot true.
 
    Example call to enable tracing with *skip*::
diff --git a/Doc/library/signal.rst b/Doc/library/signal.rst
index 84e2836..8b90994 100644
--- a/Doc/library/signal.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/signal.rst
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 .. data:: CTRL_C_EVENT
 
-   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+C keystroke event. This signal can
+   The signal corresponding to the :kbd:`Ctrl+C` keystroke event. This signal can
    only be used with :func:`os.kill`.
 
    Availability: Windows.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
 .. data:: CTRL_BREAK_EVENT
 
-   The signal corresponding to the CTRL+BREAK keystroke event. This signal can
+   The signal corresponding to the :kbd:`Ctrl+Break` keystroke event. This signal can
    only be used with :func:`os.kill`.
 
    Availability: Windows.
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
index b0eefcb..ab8a9a9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@
       This will extend the bindings for the toplevel window containing the
       notebook as follows:
 
-      * Control-Tab: selects the tab following the currently selected one.
-      * Shift-Control-Tab: selects the tab preceding the currently selected one.
-      * Alt-K: where K is the mnemonic (underlined) character of any tab, will
+      * :kbd:`Control-Tab`: selects the tab following the currently selected one.
+      * :kbd:`Shift-Control-Tab`: selects the tab preceding the currently selected one.
+      * :kbd:`Alt-K`: where *K* is the mnemonic (underlined) character of any tab, will
         select that tab.
 
       Multiple notebooks in a single toplevel may be enabled for traversal,
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index a8a684c..1930f78 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@
 
 .. cmdoption:: -c, --catch
 
-   Control-C during the test run waits for the current test to end and then
-   reports all the results so far. A second control-C raises the normal
+   :kbd:`Control-C` during the test run waits for the current test to end and then
+   reports all the results so far. A second :kbd:`Control-C` raises the normal
    :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` exception.
 
    See `Signal Handling`_ for the functions that provide this functionality.
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/appendix.rst b/Doc/tutorial/appendix.rst
index 8670efc..ce50c1e 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/appendix.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/appendix.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 standard error stream; normal output from executed commands is written to
 standard output.
 
-Typing the interrupt character (usually Control-C or DEL) to the primary or
+Typing the interrupt character (usually :kbd:`Control-C` or :kbd:`Delete`) to the primary or
 secondary prompt cancels the input and returns to the primary prompt. [#]_
 Typing an interrupt while a command is executing raises the
 :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` exception, which may be handled by a :keyword:`try`
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
index 8051634..dd6b1a9 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 The interpreter's line-editing features include interactive editing, history
 substitution and code completion on systems that support readline.  Perhaps the
 quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is typing
-Control-P to the first Python prompt you get.  If it beeps, you have command
+:kbd:`Control-P` to the first Python prompt you get.  If it beeps, you have command
 line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an introduction to the
 keys.  If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is echoed, command line
 editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use backspace to remove
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 4017ce8..a46349b 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 * When called with standard input connected to a tty device, it prompts for
   commands and executes them until an EOF (an end-of-file character, you can
-  produce that with *Ctrl-D* on UNIX or *Ctrl-Z, Enter* on Windows) is read.
+  produce that with :kbd:`Ctrl-D` on UNIX or :kbd:`Ctrl-Z, Enter` on Windows) is read.
 * When called with a file name argument or with a file as standard input, it
   reads and executes a script from that file.
 * When called with a directory name argument, it reads and executes an
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.0.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.0.rst
index 2c952ac..10bb29e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.0.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.0.rst
@@ -1174,8 +1174,8 @@
 
 * In the editor window, there is now a line/column bar at the bottom.
 
-* Three new keystroke commands: Check module (Alt-F5), Import module (F5) and
-  Run script (Ctrl-F5).
+* Three new keystroke commands: Check module (:kbd:`Alt-F5`), Import module (:kbd:`F5`) and
+  Run script (:kbd:`Ctrl-F5`).
 
 .. ======================================================================
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.5.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.5.rst
index f8f7ca0..cb92e08 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.5.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.5.rst
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
 This rearrangement was done because people often want to catch all exceptions
 that indicate program errors.  :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` and :exc:`SystemExit`
 aren't errors, though, and usually represent an explicit action such as the user
-hitting Control-C or code calling :func:`sys.exit`.  A bare ``except:`` will
+hitting :kbd:`Control-C` or code calling :func:`sys.exit`.  A bare ``except:`` will
 catch all exceptions, so you commonly need to list :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` and
 :exc:`SystemExit` in order to re-raise them.  The usual pattern is::
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
index ed1446c..fb0551e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@
 * The :func:`os.kill` function now works on Windows.  The signal value
   can be the constants :const:`CTRL_C_EVENT`,
   :const:`CTRL_BREAK_EVENT`, or any integer.  The first two constants
-  will send Control-C and Control-Break keystroke events to
+  will send :kbd:`Control-C` and :kbd:`Control-Break` keystroke events to
   subprocesses; any other value will use the :c:func:`TerminateProcess`
   API.  (Contributed by Miki Tebeka; :issue:`1220212`.)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 0bbf73d..54dd9da2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@
             os.kill(proc.pid, signal.SIGINT)
             self.fail("subprocess did not stop on {}".format(name))
 
-    @unittest.skip("subprocesses aren't inheriting CTRL+C property")
+    @unittest.skip("subprocesses aren't inheriting Ctrl+C property")
     def test_CTRL_C_EVENT(self):
         from ctypes import wintypes
         import ctypes
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
         SetConsoleCtrlHandler.restype = wintypes.BOOL
 
         # Calling this with NULL and FALSE causes the calling process to
-        # handle CTRL+C, rather than ignore it. This property is inherited
+        # handle Ctrl+C, rather than ignore it. This property is inherited
         # by subprocesses.
         SetConsoleCtrlHandler(NULL, 0)
 
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/main.py b/Lib/unittest/main.py
index 180df86..e750ca5 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/main.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/main.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         if self.catchbreak is None:
             parser.add_argument('-c', '--catch', dest='catchbreak',
                                 action='store_true',
-                                help='Catch ctrl-C and display results so far')
+                                help='Catch Ctrl-C and display results so far')
             self.catchbreak = False
         if self.buffer is None:
             parser.add_argument('-b', '--buffer', dest='buffer',