diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index fd3a64f1a..c2bbd6d22 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Detailed list of changes
 - ssh kitten: A new option :code:`--symlink-strategy` to control how symlinks
   are copied to the remote machine (:iss:`5249`)
 
-- ssh kitten: Allow pressing Ctrl-C to abort ssh before the connection is
+- ssh kitten: Allow pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+C` to abort ssh before the connection is
   completed (:iss:`5271`)
 
 - Bash integration: Fix declare not creating global variables in .bashrc (:iss:`5254`)
diff --git a/kittens/show_key/main.py b/kittens/show_key/main.py
index 950bb9146..e85de89c7 100644
--- a/kittens/show_key/main.py
+++ b/kittens/show_key/main.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def read_keys() -> None:
 
 
 def legacy_main() -> None:
-    print('Press any keys - Ctrl-D will terminate this program', end='\r\n', flush=True)
+    print('Press any keys - Ctrl+D will terminate this program', end='\r\n', flush=True)
     print(styled('UNIX', italic=True, fg='green'), styled('send_text', italic=True, fg='green'), sep='\t\t', end='\r\n')
 
     with raw_mode():
diff --git a/kitty/kittens.c b/kitty/kittens.c
index 96618d5e8..29b4461f4 100644
--- a/kitty/kittens.c
+++ b/kitty/kittens.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ read_response(int fd, monotonic_t timeout, PyObject *ans) {
         switch(state) {
             case START:
                 if (ch == 0x1b) state = STARTING_ESC;
-                if (ch == 0x03) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt, "User pressed Ctrl-c"); return false; }
+                if (ch == 0x03) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt, "User pressed Ctrl+C"); return false; }
                 break;
 #define CASE(curr, q, next) case curr: state = ch == q ? next : START; break;
             CASE(STARTING_ESC, 'P', P);