Fact · Dictation on Mac
In Keyboard Shortcuts settings on a Mac, a warning icon appears next to shortcuts that conflict with one another.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“A warning icon is shown next to conflicting keyboard shortcuts.”
Change a conflicting keyboard shortcut on Mac, Apple, Apple Support, Mac Help, n.d., Page text, paragraph on finding conflicts.
Open the original- What it measures
- The warning appears in the Keyboard Shortcuts pane of Keyboard settings, where shortcuts are grouped by category. Apple's sentence is general and does not name Dictation.
- What it does not show
- The icon shows conflicts inside the Keyboard Shortcuts pane. It does not show a clash with a keyboard utility or with a key used by another app's own settings.