diff --git a/src/Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar.mm b/src/Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar.mm
index 2e7d32caa..05cdfa16a 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar.mm
+++ b/src/Fl_Sys_Menu_Bar.mm
@@ -167,7 +167,17 @@ typedef struct {
   if ( (key >= (FL_F+1)) && (key <= FL_F_Last) ) { // Handle function keys
     int fkey_num = (key - FL_F);	// 1,2..
     mac_key = NSF1FunctionKey + fkey_num - 1;
-    }
+  } else if (key == FL_Escape) {
+    mac_key = 27;
+  } else if (key == FL_Tab) {
+    mac_key = NSTabCharacter;
+  } else if (key == FL_Enter) {
+    mac_key = 0x0d;
+  } else if (key == FL_BackSpace) {
+    mac_key = NSBackspaceCharacter;
+  } else if (key == FL_Delete) {
+    mac_key = NSDeleteCharacter;
+  }
   [self setKeyEquivalent:[NSString stringWithCharacters:&mac_key length:1]];
   [self setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:mod];
 }
diff --git a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
index f95821848..b96a33413 100644
--- a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
@@ -122,13 +122,12 @@ static Keyname table[] = {
 static Keyname table[] = {
   //             v - this column may contain UTF-8 characters
   {' ',         "Space"},
-  {FL_BackSpace,"\xe2\x8c\xab"}, // erase to the left
+  {FL_BackSpace,"⌫"/*"\xe2\x8c\xab"*/}, // U+232B : erase to the left
   {FL_Tab,	"\xe2\x87\xa5"}, // rightwards arrow to bar
-  {0xff0b,      "\xe2\x8c\xa6"}, // erase to the right
   {FL_Enter,	"\xe2\x86\xa9"}, // leftwards arrow with hook
   {FL_Pause,	"Pause"},
   {FL_Scroll_Lock, "Scroll_Lock"},
-  {FL_Escape,	"\xe2\x90\x9b"},
+  {FL_Escape,   "⎋"},            // U+238B : broken circle with northwest arrow
   {FL_Home,	"\xe2\x86\x96"}, // north west arrow
   {FL_Left,	"\xe2\x86\x90"}, // leftwards arrow
   {FL_Up,	"\xe2\x86\x91"}, // upwards arrow
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ static Keyname table[] = {
   {FL_Meta_R,	"Meta_R"},
   {FL_Alt_L,	"Alt_L"},
   {FL_Alt_R,	"Alt_R"},
-  {FL_Delete,	"\xe2\x8c\xa7"}  // x in a rectangle box
+  {FL_Delete,   "⌦"/*"\xe2\x8c\xa6"*/}  // U+2326 : erase to the right
 };
 #endif