diff --git a/beta/src/components/Search.tsx b/beta/src/components/Search.tsx
index abafaefaf2a..892c6120732 100644
--- a/beta/src/components/Search.tsx
+++ b/beta/src/components/Search.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ function Hit({hit, children}: any) {
   );
 }
 
-function Kbd(props: {children?: React.ReactNode}) {
+function Kbd(props: {children?: React.ReactNode; wide?: boolean}) {
+  const {wide, ...rest} = props;
+  const width = wide ? 'w-12' : 'w-6';
+
   return (
     <kbd
-      className="h-6 w-6 border border-transparent mr-1 bg-wash dark:bg-wash-dark text-gray-30 align-middle p-0 inline-flex justify-center items-center  text-xs text-center rounded"
-      {...props}
+      className={`${width} h-6 border border-transparent mr-1 bg-wash dark:bg-wash-dark text-gray-30 align-middle p-0 inline-flex justify-center items-center text-xs text-center rounded`}
+      {...rest}
     />
   );
 }
@@ -94,7 +97,9 @@ const options = {
   apiKey: siteConfig.algolia.apiKey,
   indexName: siteConfig.algolia.indexName,
 };
+
 let DocSearchModal: any = null;
+
 export function Search({
   searchParameters = {
     hitsPerPage: 5,
@@ -160,7 +165,10 @@ export function Search({
         <IconSearch className="mr-3 align-middle text-gray-30 shrink-0 group-betterhover:hover:text-gray-70" />
         Search
         <span className="ml-auto hidden sm:flex item-center">
-          <Kbd>⌘</Kbd>
+          <Kbd data-platform="mac">⌘</Kbd>
+          <Kbd data-platform="win" wide>
+            Ctrl
+          </Kbd>
           <Kbd>K</Kbd>
         </span>
       </button>
diff --git a/beta/src/pages/_document.tsx b/beta/src/pages/_document.tsx
index 9e37d6c6194..c5dac6d46c3 100644
--- a/beta/src/pages/_document.tsx
+++ b/beta/src/pages/_document.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ const MyDocument = () => {
               `,
           }}
         />
+        <script
+          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+            __html: `
+            (function () {
+              // Detect whether the browser is Mac to display either the ⌘ symbol or Ctrl in the search bar
+              document.documentElement.classList.add(
+                  window.navigator.platform.includes('Mac')
+                  ? "platform-mac" 
+                  : "platform-win"
+              );
+            })();
+          `,
+          }}></script>
         <Main />
         <NextScript />
       </body>
diff --git a/beta/src/styles/index.css b/beta/src/styles/index.css
index a5c32b1875a..95dc4b39b8e 100644
--- a/beta/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/beta/src/styles/index.css
@@ -212,6 +212,17 @@
   }
 }
 
+/**
+  * Hide all content that's relevant only to a specific platform
+  */
+html.platform-mac [data-platform='win'] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+html.platform-win [data-platform='mac'] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .code-step * {
   color: inherit !important;
 }