diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKey.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKey.tsx
index 6ef2e0c7f6..9d3a593a61 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKey.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKey.tsx
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ export interface KeyboardKeyProps extends HTMLPasteProps<"kbd"> {
    * @type string
    * @memberof KeyboardKeyProps
    */
-  keyText?: string;
+  keyEvent?: string;
 }
 
 const KeyboardKey = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, KeyboardKeyProps>(
-  ({ element = "KEYBOARD_KEY", keyText, ...props }, ref) => {
+  ({ element = "KEYBOARD_KEY", keyEvent, ...props }, ref) => {
     const {
       disabled,
       activeKeys,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const KeyboardKey = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, KeyboardKeyProps>(
     } = React.useContext(KeyboardKeyCombinationContext);
 
     const isKeyActive =
-      !disabled && activeKeys && keyText && activeKeys.map((k) => k.toLowerCase()).includes(keyText.toLowerCase());
+      !disabled && activeKeys && keyEvent && activeKeys.map((k) => k.toLowerCase()).includes(keyEvent.toLowerCase());
 
     return (
       <Box
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKeyContext.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKeyContext.tsx
index c7e5395ca3..dc7dbcf4a9 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKeyContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/src/KeyboardKeyContext.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface KeyboardCombinationState {
    */
   disabled?: boolean;
   /**
-   * Whether the keys should show pressed state when active keys contains the keyText mapped to KeyboardKey
+   * Whether the keys should show pressed state when active keys contains the keyEvent mapped to KeyboardKey
    * @default false
    * @type { boolean }
    * @memberof KeyboardCombinationState
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/stories/index.stories.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/stories/index.stories.tsx
index 51ec512901..28ce65e8d6 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/stories/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/stories/index.stories.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export const Default = (): React.ReactElement => {
             Default/pressed
           </Text>
           <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state}>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
           </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         </Box>
         <Box>
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export const Default = (): React.ReactElement => {
             Disabled
           </Text>
           <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state} disabled>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
           </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         </Box>
       </Stack>
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export const Inverse = (): React.ReactElement => {
             Default/pressed
           </Text>
           <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state} variant="inverse">
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
           </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         </Box>
         <Box>
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export const Inverse = (): React.ReactElement => {
             Disabled
           </Text>
           <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state} disabled variant="inverse">
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-            <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+            <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
           </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         </Box>
       </Stack>
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ export const ForcePressed = (): React.ReactElement => {
     <Theme.Provider theme="twilio">
       <Stack orientation="horizontal" spacing="space40">
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state} activeKeys={["Control", "b"]}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state} activeKeys={["Control", "b"]} variant="inverse">
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
       </Stack>
     </Theme.Provider>
@@ -157,25 +157,25 @@ export const MultipleCombinations = (): React.ReactElement => {
     <Theme.Provider theme="twilio">
       <Stack orientation="vertical" spacing="space40">
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...stateCtrB}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...stateCtrK}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="k">K</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="k">K</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...stateCmdB}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...stateCmdK}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="k">K</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="k">K</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...stateCmdShiftB}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Shift">Shift</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="p">P</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="meta">Cmd</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Shift">Shift</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="p">P</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
       </Stack>
       <br />
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ export const TriggerModal = (): React.ReactElement => {
     <Theme.Provider theme="twilio">
       <Paragraph>Use the following shortcut to open a modal:</Paragraph>
       <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state}>
-        <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-        <KeyboardKey keyText="k">K</KeyboardKey>
+        <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+        <KeyboardKey keyEvent="k">K</KeyboardKey>
       </KeyboardKeyGroup>
 
       <Modal ariaLabelledby="Close demo modal" isOpen={isOpen} onDismiss={() => setIsOpen(false)} size="default">
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ export const Customization = (): React.ReactElement => {
         }}
       >
         <KeyboardKeyGroup {...state}>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
-          <KeyboardKey keyText="b">B</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="Control">Control</KeyboardKey>
+          <KeyboardKey keyEvent="b">B</KeyboardKey>
         </KeyboardKeyGroup>
       </CustomizationProvider>
     </Theme.Provider>
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/type-docs.json b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/type-docs.json
index 8b4790f66c..2fd7a5f5b0 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/type-docs.json
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/keyboard-key/type-docs.json
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
       "required": false,
       "externalProp": true
     },
-    "keyText": {
+    "keyEvent": {
       "type": "string",
       "defaultValue": "'KEYBOARD_KEY'",
       "required": false,
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@
       "defaultValue": false,
       "required": false,
       "externalProp": false,
-      "description": "Whether the keys should show pressed state when active keys contains the keyText mapped to KeyboardKey"
+      "description": "Whether the keys should show pressed state when active keys contains the keyEvent mapped to KeyboardKey"
     },
     "hidden": {
       "type": "boolean",