diff --git a/browser/main/NewNoteButton/index.js b/browser/main/NewNoteButton/index.js
index 3adf3369..633433df 100644
--- a/browser/main/NewNoteButton/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/NewNoteButton/index.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class NewNoteButton extends React.Component {
onClick={(e) => this.handleNewNoteButtonClick(e)}>
- Make a Note {OSX ? '⌘' : '^'} + n
+ Make a note {OSX ? '⌘' : 'Ctrl'} + N
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/NewNoteModal.js b/browser/main/modals/NewNoteModal.js
index 346fe920..24b150cb 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/NewNoteModal.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/NewNoteModal.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class NewNoteModal extends React.Component {
onKeyDown={(e) => this.handleKeyDown(e)}
>