diff --git a/data/core.yaml b/data/core.yaml
index 87fab2f94..267283c4d 100644
--- a/data/core.yaml
+++ b/data/core.yaml
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ en:
       title: Notes
       intro: "*Notes* are used to alert other users that a feature requires fixing or attention. Notes mark a specific location on the map. To view existing notes or add new ones, click the {data_icon} **{map_data}** panel to enable the OpenStreetMap notes layer."
       add_note_h: "Adding Notes"
-      add_note: "To add a new note, click the {note_icon} **{note}** button on the toolbar above the map, or press the shortcut key `4`. This will change the mouse cursor to a cross symbol. To place the new note on the map, position the mouse cursor where the note should go, then {leftclick} left-click or press `{space}`."
+      add_note: "To add a new note, click the {note_icon} **{note}** button on the toolbar above the map, or press the shortcut key `{add_note_key}`. This will change the mouse cursor to a cross symbol. To place the new note on the map, position the mouse cursor where the note should go, then {leftclick} left-click or press `{space}`."
       move_note: "Only new notes can be moved. To move a note, place the mouse cursor over the new note, then press and hold the {leftclick} left mouse button while dragging the note to its new location."
       update_note_h: "Closing, Reopening, and Commenting"
       update_note: "An existing note can be updated by closing it, reopening it, or adding a comment to it. Closing a note indicates that the problem has been resolved. Reopening a note indicates that the original issue is not resolved."
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 7c39d76e7..364561919 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@
                 "title": "Notes",
                 "intro": "*Notes* are used to alert other users that a feature requires fixing or attention. Notes mark a specific location on the map. To view existing notes or add new ones, click the {data_icon} **{map_data}** panel to enable the OpenStreetMap notes layer.",
                 "add_note_h": "Adding Notes",
-                "add_note": "To add a new note, click the {note_icon} **{note}** button on the toolbar above the map, or press the shortcut key `4`. This will change the mouse cursor to a cross symbol. To place the new note on the map, position the mouse cursor where the note should go, then {leftclick} left-click or press `{space}`.",
+                "add_note": "To add a new note, click the {note_icon} **{note}** button on the toolbar above the map, or press the shortcut key `{add_note_key}`. This will change the mouse cursor to a cross symbol. To place the new note on the map, position the mouse cursor where the note should go, then {leftclick} left-click or press `{space}`.",
                 "move_note": "Only new notes can be moved. To move a note, place the mouse cursor over the new note, then press and hold the {leftclick} left mouse button while dragging the note to its new location.",
                 "update_note_h": "Closing, Reopening, and Commenting",
                 "update_note": "An existing note can be updated by closing it, reopening it, or adding a comment to it. Closing a note indicates that the problem has been resolved. Reopening a note indicates that the original issue is not resolved.",
diff --git a/modules/ui/panes/help.js b/modules/ui/panes/help.js
index 28fb34b8e..64592355b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/panes/help.js
+++ b/modules/ui/panes/help.js
@@ -259,9 +259,10 @@ export function uiPaneHelp(context) {
         alt: uiCmd.display('⌥'),
         return: uiCmd.display('↵'),
         space: t('shortcuts.key.space'),
+        add_note_key: t('modes.add_note.key'),
+        shortcuts_key: t('shortcuts.toggle.key'),
 
         // reference localized UI labels directly so that they'll always match
-        shortcuts_key: t('shortcuts.toggle.key'),
         save: t('save.title'),
         undo: t('undo.title'),
         redo: t('redo.title'),