can be mixed case, e.g., `Control'.
\def\key#1{{\smallrm\textfont2=\smallsy \leavevmode\hbox{%
\raise0.4pt\hbox{$\langle$}\kern-.08em\vtop{%
\vbox{\hrule\kern-0.4pt
- \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{$\langle$}}\uppercase{#1}}}%
+ \hbox{\raise0.4pt\hbox{\vphantom{$\langle$}}#1}}%
\kern-0.4pt\hrule}%
\kern-.06em\raise0.4pt\hbox{$\rangle$}}}}
%\def\key #1{{\ttsl \nohyphenation \uppercase{#1}}\null}