diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 3eb27e76b..2f1a209fc 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
         <attr name="passwordInput" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="clobberSettingsKey" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="shortcutKeyEnabled" format="boolean" />
+        <attr name="shortcutKeyOnSymbols" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="hasShortcutKey" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="languageSwitchKeyEnabled" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="isMultiLine" format="boolean" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
index bf2e76a6b..6b06ce77a 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -154,31 +154,30 @@
         </default>
     </switch>
     <key-style
-        latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
-        latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
-        latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
+        latin:styleName="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="preserveCase"
         latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
         latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+    <key-style
+        latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
+        latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
+        latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toAlphaKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_alpha_key"
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="preserveCase"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_more_symbol_for_tablet_key"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="backFromMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="comKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/keylabel_for_popular_domain"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
index 537e76800..4d10f5b60 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -144,33 +144,30 @@
         </default>
     </switch>
     <key-style
-        latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
-        latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
-        latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
+        latin:styleName="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal|preserveCase"
         latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
         latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+    <key-style
+        latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
+        latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
+        latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toAlphaKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_alpha_key"
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal|preserveCase"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_more_symbol_for_tablet_key"
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="backFromMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="comKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/keylabel_for_popular_domain"
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
index 162119dab..91ebac1da 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -134,52 +134,50 @@
         latin:code="!code/key_tab"
         latin:keyIcon="!icon/tab_key"
         latin:keyIconPreview="!icon/tab_key_preview" />
+    <key-style
+        latin:styleName="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle"
+        latin:keyLabelFlags="preserveCase"
+        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
+        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
     <switch>
         <!-- When this qwerty keyboard has no shortcut keys but shortcut key is enabled, then symbol
              keyboard will have a shortcut key. That means we should use label_to_symbol_key label
              and shortcut_for_label icon. -->
         <case
-            latin:shortcutKeyEnabled="true"
-            latin:hasShortcutKey="false"
+            latin:shortcutKeyOnSymbols="true"
         >
             <key-style
-                latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
-                latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
+                latin:styleName="baseForToSymbolKeyStyle"
                 latin:keyIcon="!icon/shortcut_for_label"
                 latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_with_microphone_key"
                 latin:keyLabelFlags="withIconRight|preserveCase"
-                latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-                latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+                latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
         </case>
         <default>
             <key-style
-                latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
-                latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
+                latin:styleName="baseForToSymbolKeyStyle"
                 latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
-                latin:keyLabelFlags="preserveCase"
-                latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-                latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+                latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
         </default>
     </switch>
+    <key-style
+        latin:styleName="toSymbolKeyStyle"
+        latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForToSymbolKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toAlphaKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_switch_alpha_symbol"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_alpha_key"
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="preserveCase"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="toMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_more_symbol_key"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForLayoutSwitchKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="backFromMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
-        latin:keyLabel="!text/label_to_symbol_key"
-        latin:keyActionFlags="noKeyPreview"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        latin:parentStyle="baseForToSymbolKeyStyle" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="punctuationKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="."
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
index 5e8a8f6bb..b41361515 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
@@ -71,34 +71,39 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
     private final EditorInfo mEditorInfo;
     public final boolean mClobberSettingsKey;
     public final boolean mShortcutKeyEnabled;
-    public final boolean mHasShortcutKey;
+    public final boolean mShortcutKeyOnSymbols;
     public final boolean mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled;
     public final String mCustomActionLabel;
+    public final boolean mHasShortcutKey;
 
     private final int mHashCode;
 
-    public KeyboardId(int elementId, InputMethodSubtype subtype, int deviceFormFactor,
-            int orientation, int width, int mode, EditorInfo editorInfo, boolean clobberSettingsKey,
-            boolean shortcutKeyEnabled, boolean hasShortcutKey, boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
-        mSubtype = subtype;
-        mLocale = SubtypeLocale.getSubtypeLocale(subtype);
-        mDeviceFormFactor = deviceFormFactor;
-        mOrientation = orientation;
-        mWidth = width;
-        mMode = mode;
+    public KeyboardId(final int elementId, final KeyboardLayoutSet.Params params) {
+        mSubtype = params.mSubtype;
+        mLocale = SubtypeLocale.getSubtypeLocale(mSubtype);
+        mDeviceFormFactor = params.mDeviceFormFactor;
+        mOrientation = params.mOrientation;
+        mWidth = params.mWidth;
+        mMode = params.mMode;
         mElementId = elementId;
-        mEditorInfo = editorInfo;
-        mClobberSettingsKey = clobberSettingsKey;
-        mShortcutKeyEnabled = shortcutKeyEnabled;
-        mHasShortcutKey = hasShortcutKey;
-        mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled = languageSwitchKeyEnabled;
-        mCustomActionLabel = (editorInfo.actionLabel != null)
-                ? editorInfo.actionLabel.toString() : null;
+        mEditorInfo = params.mEditorInfo;
+        mClobberSettingsKey = params.mNoSettingsKey;
+        mShortcutKeyEnabled = params.mVoiceKeyEnabled;
+        mShortcutKeyOnSymbols = mShortcutKeyEnabled && !params.mVoiceKeyOnMain;
+        mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled = params.mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled;
+        mCustomActionLabel = (mEditorInfo.actionLabel != null)
+                ? mEditorInfo.actionLabel.toString() : null;
+        final boolean alphabetMayHaveShortcutKey = isAlphabetKeyboard(elementId)
+                && !mShortcutKeyOnSymbols;
+        final boolean symbolsMayHaveShortcutKey = (elementId == KeyboardId.ELEMENT_SYMBOLS)
+                && mShortcutKeyOnSymbols;
+        mHasShortcutKey = mShortcutKeyEnabled
+                && (alphabetMayHaveShortcutKey || symbolsMayHaveShortcutKey);
 
         mHashCode = computeHashCode(this);
     }
 
-    private static int computeHashCode(KeyboardId id) {
+    private static int computeHashCode(final KeyboardId id) {
         return Arrays.hashCode(new Object[] {
                 id.mDeviceFormFactor,
                 id.mOrientation,
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
                 id.passwordInput(),
                 id.mClobberSettingsKey,
                 id.mShortcutKeyEnabled,
-                id.mHasShortcutKey,
+                id.mShortcutKeyOnSymbols,
                 id.mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled,
                 id.isMultiLine(),
                 id.imeAction(),
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
         });
     }
 
-    private boolean equals(KeyboardId other) {
+    private boolean equals(final KeyboardId other) {
         if (other == this)
             return true;
         return other.mDeviceFormFactor == mDeviceFormFactor
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
                 && other.passwordInput() == passwordInput()
                 && other.mClobberSettingsKey == mClobberSettingsKey
                 && other.mShortcutKeyEnabled == mShortcutKeyEnabled
-                && other.mHasShortcutKey == mHasShortcutKey
+                && other.mShortcutKeyOnSymbols == mShortcutKeyOnSymbols
                 && other.mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled == mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled
                 && other.isMultiLine() == isMultiLine()
                 && other.imeAction() == imeAction()
@@ -140,8 +145,12 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
                 && other.mSubtype.equals(mSubtype);
     }
 
+    private static boolean isAlphabetKeyboard(final int elementId) {
+        return elementId < ELEMENT_SYMBOLS;
+    }
+
     public boolean isAlphabetKeyboard() {
-        return mElementId < ELEMENT_SYMBOLS;
+        return isAlphabetKeyboard(mElementId);
     }
 
     public boolean navigateNext() {
@@ -181,7 +190,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+    public boolean equals(final Object other) {
         return other instanceof KeyboardId && equals((KeyboardId) other);
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return String.format("[%s %s:%s %s-%s:%d %s %s %s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s]",
+        return String.format("[%s %s:%s %s-%s:%d %s %s %s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s]",
                 elementIdToName(mElementId),
                 mLocale,
                 mSubtype.getExtraValueOf(KEYBOARD_LAYOUT_SET),
@@ -204,13 +213,14 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
                 (mClobberSettingsKey ? " clobberSettingsKey" : ""),
                 (passwordInput() ? " passwordInput" : ""),
                 (mShortcutKeyEnabled ? " shortcutKeyEnabled" : ""),
+                (mShortcutKeyOnSymbols ? " shortcutKeyOnSymbols" : ""),
                 (mHasShortcutKey ? " hasShortcutKey" : ""),
                 (mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled ? " languageSwitchKeyEnabled" : ""),
                 (isMultiLine() ? "isMultiLine" : "")
         );
     }
 
-    public static boolean equivalentEditorInfoForKeyboard(EditorInfo a, EditorInfo b) {
+    public static boolean equivalentEditorInfoForKeyboard(final EditorInfo a, final EditorInfo b) {
         if (a == null && b == null) return true;
         if (a == null || b == null) return false;
         return a.inputType == b.inputType
@@ -218,7 +228,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
                 && TextUtils.equals(a.privateImeOptions, b.privateImeOptions);
     }
 
-    public static String elementIdToName(int elementId) {
+    public static String elementIdToName(final int elementId) {
         switch (elementId) {
         case ELEMENT_ALPHABET: return "alphabet";
         case ELEMENT_ALPHABET_MANUAL_SHIFTED: return "alphabetManualShifted";
@@ -234,8 +244,8 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
         }
     }
 
-    public static String deviceFormFactor(int devoceFormFactor) {
-        switch (devoceFormFactor) {
+    public static String deviceFormFactor(final int deviceFormFactor) {
+        switch (deviceFormFactor) {
         case FORM_FACTOR_PHONE: return "phone";
         case FORM_FACTOR_TABLET7: return "tablet7";
         case FORM_FACTOR_TABLET10: return "tablet10";
@@ -243,7 +253,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
         }
     }
 
-    public static String modeName(int mode) {
+    public static String modeName(final int mode) {
         switch (mode) {
         case MODE_TEXT: return "text";
         case MODE_URL: return "url";
@@ -258,7 +268,7 @@ public final class KeyboardId {
         }
     }
 
-    public static String actionName(int actionId) {
+    public static String actionName(final int actionId) {
         return (actionId == IME_ACTION_CUSTOM_LABEL) ? "actionCustomLabel"
                 : EditorInfoCompatUtils.imeActionName(actionId);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
index 4d5d7e14e..295047530 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public final class KeyboardLayoutSet {
             CollectionUtils.newHashMap();
     private static final KeysCache sKeysCache = new KeysCache();
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
     public static final class KeyboardLayoutSetException extends RuntimeException {
         public final KeyboardId mKeyboardId;
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public final class KeyboardLayoutSet {
         public ElementParams() {}
     }
 
-    private static final class Params {
+    public static final class Params {
         String mKeyboardLayoutSetName;
         int mMode;
         EditorInfo mEditorInfo;
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ public final class KeyboardLayoutSet {
         // Sparse array of KeyboardLayoutSet element parameters indexed by element's id.
         final SparseArray<ElementParams> mKeyboardLayoutSetElementIdToParamsMap =
                 CollectionUtils.newSparseArray();
-        public Params() {}
     }
 
     public static void clearKeyboardCache() {
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ public final class KeyboardLayoutSet {
             elementParams = mParams.mKeyboardLayoutSetElementIdToParamsMap.get(
                     KeyboardId.ELEMENT_ALPHABET);
         }
-        final KeyboardId id = getKeyboardId(keyboardLayoutSetElementId);
+        // Note: The keyboard for each shift state, and mode are represented as an elementName
+        // attribute in a keyboard_layout_set XML file.  Also each keyboard layout XML resource is
+        // specified as an elementKeyboard attribute in the file.
+        // The KeyboardId is an internal key for a Keyboard object.
+        final KeyboardId id = new KeyboardId(keyboardLayoutSetElementId, mParams);
         try {
             return getKeyboard(elementParams, id);
         } catch (RuntimeException e) {
@@ -187,22 +191,6 @@ public final class KeyboardLayoutSet {
         return keyboard;
     }
 
-    // Note: The keyboard for each locale, shift state, and mode are represented as
-    // KeyboardLayoutSet element id that is a key in keyboard_set.xml.  Also that file specifies
-    // which XML layout should be used for each keyboard.  The KeyboardId is an internal key for
-    // Keyboard object.
-    private KeyboardId getKeyboardId(final int keyboardLayoutSetElementId) {
-        final Params params = mParams;
-        final boolean isSymbols = (keyboardLayoutSetElementId == KeyboardId.ELEMENT_SYMBOLS
-                || keyboardLayoutSetElementId == KeyboardId.ELEMENT_SYMBOLS_SHIFTED);
-        final boolean hasShortcutKey = params.mVoiceKeyEnabled
-                && (isSymbols != params.mVoiceKeyOnMain);
-        return new KeyboardId(keyboardLayoutSetElementId, params.mSubtype, params.mDeviceFormFactor,
-                params.mOrientation, params.mWidth, params.mMode, params.mEditorInfo,
-                params.mNoSettingsKey, params.mVoiceKeyEnabled, hasShortcutKey,
-                params.mLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled);
-    }
-
     public static final class Builder {
         private final Context mContext;
         private final String mPackageName;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
index 36342688e..da418f41a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ public class KeyboardBuilder<KP extends KeyboardParams> {
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_clobberSettingsKey, id.mClobberSettingsKey);
             final boolean shortcutKeyEnabledMatched = matchBoolean(a,
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_shortcutKeyEnabled, id.mShortcutKeyEnabled);
+            final boolean shortcutKeyOnSymbolsMatched = matchBoolean(a,
+                    R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_shortcutKeyOnSymbols, id.mShortcutKeyOnSymbols);
             final boolean hasShortcutKeyMatched = matchBoolean(a,
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_hasShortcutKey, id.mHasShortcutKey);
             final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabledMatched = matchBoolean(a,
@@ -640,12 +642,12 @@ public class KeyboardBuilder<KP extends KeyboardParams> {
             final boolean selected = keyboardLayoutSetElementMatched && modeMatched
                     && navigateNextMatched && navigatePreviousMatched && passwordInputMatched
                     && clobberSettingsKeyMatched && shortcutKeyEnabledMatched
-                    && hasShortcutKeyMatched && languageSwitchKeyEnabledMatched
-                    && isMultiLineMatched && imeActionMatched && localeCodeMatched
-                    && languageCodeMatched && countryCodeMatched;
+                    && shortcutKeyOnSymbolsMatched && hasShortcutKeyMatched
+                    && languageSwitchKeyEnabledMatched && isMultiLineMatched && imeActionMatched
+                    && localeCodeMatched && languageCodeMatched && countryCodeMatched;
 
             if (DEBUG) {
-                startTag("<%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s>%s", TAG_CASE,
+                startTag("<%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s>%s", TAG_CASE,
                         textAttr(a.getString(
                                 R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_keyboardLayoutSetElement),
                                 "keyboardLayoutSetElement"),
@@ -662,6 +664,8 @@ public class KeyboardBuilder<KP extends KeyboardParams> {
                                 "passwordInput"),
                         booleanAttr(a, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_shortcutKeyEnabled,
                                 "shortcutKeyEnabled"),
+                        booleanAttr(a, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_shortcutKeyOnSymbols,
+                                "shortcutKeyOnSymbols"),
                         booleanAttr(a, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_hasShortcutKey,
                                 "hasShortcutKey"),
                         booleanAttr(a, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_languageSwitchKeyEnabled,