diff --git a/docs/walkthroughs/applying-custom-formatting.md b/docs/walkthroughs/applying-custom-formatting.md
index ab0ed22b4..1fd9e4aa6 100644
--- a/docs/walkthroughs/applying-custom-formatting.md
+++ b/docs/walkthroughs/applying-custom-formatting.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onKeyDown = (event, change) => {
-    if (event.key != '`' || !event.metaKey) return
+    if (event.key != '`' || !event.ctrlKey) return
     event.preventDefault()
     const isCode = change.value.blocks.some(block => block.type == 'code')
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 }
 ```
 
-And now, we'll edit the `onKeyDown` handler to make it so that when you press `⌘-B`, it will add a "bold" mark to the currently selected text:
+And now, we'll edit the `onKeyDown` handler to make it so that when you press `control-B`, it will add a "bold" mark to the currently selected text:
 
 ```js
 class App extends React.Component {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onKeyDown = (event, change) => {
-    if (!event.metaKey) return
+    if (!event.ctrlKey) return
 
     // Decide what to do based on the key code...
     switch (event.key) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 }
 ```
 
-Okay, so we've got the hotkey handler setup... but! If you happen to now try selecting text and hitting `⌘-B`, you won't notice any change. That's because we haven't told Slate how to render a "bold" mark.
+Okay, so we've got the hotkey handler setup... but! If you happen to now try selecting text and hitting `control-B`, you won't notice any change. That's because we haven't told Slate how to render a "bold" mark.
 
 For every mark type you want to add to your schema, you need to give Slate a "renderer" for that mark, just like nodes. So let's define our `bold` mark:
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onKeyDown = (event, change) => {
-    if (!event.metaKey) return
+    if (!event.ctrlKey) return
 
     switch (event.key) {
       case 'b': {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 }
 ```
 
-Now, if you try selecting a piece of text and hitting `⌘-B` you should see it turn bold! Magic!
+Now, if you try selecting a piece of text and hitting `control-B` you should see it turn bold! Magic!
 
 <br/>
 <p align="center"><strong>Next:</strong><br/><a href="./using-plugins.md">Using Plugins</a></p>
diff --git a/docs/walkthroughs/using-plugins.md b/docs/walkthroughs/using-plugins.md
index e30213106..70f6bece8 100644
--- a/docs/walkthroughs/using-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/walkthroughs/using-plugins.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onKeyDown = (event, change) => {
-    if (event.key != 'b' || !event.metaKey) return
+    if (event.key != 'b' || !event.ctrlKey) return
     event.preventDefault()
     change.toggleMark('bold')
     return true
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function MarkHotkey(options) {
   return {
     onKeyDown(event, change) {
       // Check that the key pressed matches our `key` option.
-      if (!event.metaKey || event.key != key) return
+      if (!event.ctrlKey || event.key != key) return
 
       // Prevent the default characters from being inserted.
       event.preventDefault()